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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen dit la Pierre du Sacrifice (Boixe) Alternative Name: Tumulus de la Boixe ACountry: France Département: Poitou:Charente (16) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Angoulême Nearest Village: Vervant
Latitude: 45.844500N Longitude: 0.149300E
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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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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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
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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