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<< Text Pages >> Della Biscia Dolmen - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Italy in Liguria

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Della Biscia Dolmen Alternative Name: Dolmen of the water snake
Country: Italy Region: Liguria Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Genova  Nearest Village: Piampaludo
Latitude: 44.439850N  Longitude: 8.583030E
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
3 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
4

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Burial Chamber (Dolmen) in Liguria

Waters / fertility cult sanctuary on the northern slopes of Monte Beigua called "Della Biscia" (Water Snake/Eel) due to a lake and a river of the same name. Next to this dolmen there are further engraved stones and a dolmen without a capstone.
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