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Rock ArtSite Name: Les Peintures du Rocher du ChâteauCountry: France
NOTE: This site is 9.433 km away from the location you searched for.
Département: Rhone:Savoie (73) Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Bessans Nearest Village: le Villaron
Latitude: 45.346970N Longitude: 7.027080E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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The valley has been free of ice for the last 10000 to 12000 years and evidence of human habitation has been found tracing activity here back to 5000 BC. The rock shelter at the base of the cliff provided a panel for art works whilst the rock itself contained serpentine useful for making tools. The site is reached on a footpath from le Villaron village which is north of Bessans. There is a car park on the D902 on the east bank of the l'Arc river at le Villaron and after crossing the bridge turn right (north east) and follow the footpath along the true right bank of the river (west bank) for 2 kilometres to reach the well signed site. It's a site for enthusiasts as the paintings are very indistinct, but nevertheless it's an important link to our past and worth a visit. The trail is a pleasant walk along the river with fine views to the mountains on both sides of the valley. At the site keep behind the fence line and use a telephoto for close up photos as the site is very fragile.
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