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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dolmen dit la Pierre du Sacrifice (Boixe) - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Poitou:Charente (16)

Submitted by thecaptain on Friday, 02 December 2005  Page Views: 5872

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen dit la Pierre du Sacrifice (Boixe) Alternative Name: Tumulus de la Boixe A
Country: France Département: Poitou:Charente (16) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Angoulême  Nearest Village: Vervant
Latitude: 45.844500N  Longitude: 0.149300E
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.
4 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
5

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johnstone visited on 21st Jun 2014 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4

TheCaptain visited on 16th May 2005 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4 The remains of this monument can be found about 100 metres walk into the Forêt-de-Boixe from the parking place near the Tumulus de la Boixe, and signposted. These days it is basically just a capstone of a destroyed tumulus, once similar to Boixe, and is about 4 metres in length, 2 metres wide and a metre thick. It has some very straight channels in the top, which are so straight and even that they must have been carved, rather than randomly shaped rain channels, and this is what gives the stone its name (from the 18th century). I could see no signs of any supports, although there is a lotof loose stone about. Not too long ago, this was supposedly the largest tumulus of the many in this region, 45 metres in diameter, and 4 metres high, but was destroyed in the 19th century in order to build the road. One of the support stones to the chamber was recorded to have had a carved crook on it. An older legend surrounding the tomb concerns the "little people" who used to live in it, who were so strong that they could carry the 15 tonne blocks with their bare hands.



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2 Ambience: 4 Access: 4

Dolmen dit la Pierre du Sacrifice (Boixe)
Dolmen dit la Pierre du Sacrifice (Boixe) submitted by thecaptain : Pierre du Sacrifice (Boixe A) these days is just the capstone of the destroyed tumulus, once similar to Boixe B. It has some very straight channels in the top, which are so straight and even that they must have been carved, rather than randomly shaped rain channels. Dolmen dit la Pierre du Sacrifice (Boixe) (Vote or comment on this photo)
Not too long ago, this was supposedly the largest tumulus of the many in this region, 45 metres in diameter, and 4 metres high, but was destroyed in the 19th century in order to build the road. One of the support stones to the chamber was recorded to have had a carved crook on it.

The remains of the monument can be found about 100 metres walk into the Forêt-de-Boixe from the parking place near the Tumulus de la Boixe, and signposted.

These days it is basically just a capstone of the destroyed tumulus, once similar to Boixe B, and is about 4 metres in length, 2 metres wide and a metre thick. It has some very straight channels in the top, which are so straight and even that they must have been carved, rather than randomly shaped rain channels, and this is what gives the stone its name (from the 18th century). I could see no signs of any supports, although there is a lot of loose stone about.

An older legend surrounding the tomb concerns the "little people" who used to live in it, who were so strong that they could carry the 15 tonne blocks with their bare hands.


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Dolmen dit la Pierre du Sacrifice (Boixe)
Dolmen dit la Pierre du Sacrifice (Boixe) submitted by thecaptain : Pierre du Sacrifice (Boixe A) The remains of this monument can be found about 100 metres walk into the Forêt-de-Boixe from the parking place near the Tumulus de la Boixe. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen dit la Pierre du Sacrifice (Boixe)
Dolmen dit la Pierre du Sacrifice (Boixe) submitted by johnstone : The heavy stone from another side, June 21, 2014 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen dit la Pierre du Sacrifice (Boixe)
Dolmen dit la Pierre du Sacrifice (Boixe) submitted by johnstone : Looks more as a fallen menhir than a capstone, June 21, 2014 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen dit la Pierre du Sacrifice (Boixe)
Dolmen dit la Pierre du Sacrifice (Boixe) submitted by thecaptain : Pierre du Sacrifice (Boixe A). (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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