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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tombeau des Geants - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Midi:Aveyron (12)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Friday, 06 May 2011  Page Views: 1711

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tombeau des Geants
Country: France Département: Midi:Aveyron (12) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Villefranche-de-Rouergue  Nearest Village: Villeneuve
Latitude: 44.428000N  Longitude: 2.052000E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3
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Tombeau des Géants
Tombeau des Géants submitted by TheCaptain : Tombeau des Géants is a bronze age burial tomb, made using 4 large stone menhirs and other smaller stone bits taken from a previous megalithic alignement. (Vote or comment on this photo)
burial chamber in Midi-Pyrénées:Aveyron

Tombeau des Geants is a burial chamber in the community of Villeneuve, Departement of Aveyron, Region of Midi-Pyrénées
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Tombeau des Géants
Tombeau des Géants submitted by ogham : Autumn is a good time to visit due to the colours in the the trees. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tombeau des Géants
Tombeau des Géants submitted by ogham : The tomb in the chestnut forest. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tombeau des Géants
Tombeau des Géants submitted by ogham : The site is not easy to find without a GPS but it is worth the effort to get there. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tombeau des Géants
Tombeau des Géants submitted by ogham : The menhir by the tomb. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tombeau des Géants
Tombeau des Géants submitted by ogham : The fallen menhir by the tomb. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Tombeau des Géants
Tombeau des Géants submitted by TheCaptain : Also known as "Roche a la Vieille", or "Old Hag's Rock", this is a strange little monument high up in the hills of the Broceliande Forest by the GR37 footpath.

Tombeau des Géants
Tombeau des Géants submitted by TheCaptain : Not far from the tomb is a fallen 4 metre long menhir. There was almost certainly a line of large menhirs here in long distant times, which have been re used.

Tombeau des Géants
Tombeau des Géants submitted by TheCaptain : Not far from the main tomb is are several other pieces of rock, which may be another ancient grave.

Tombeau des Géants
Tombeau des Géants submitted by TheCaptain : The signboard near the site.

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