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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen de Saillac Alternative Name: Dolmen de Saint-AmansCountry: France Département: Midi:Tarn-et-Garonne (82) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Caussade Nearest Village: Caylus
Latitude: 44.215740N Longitude: 1.767386E
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| 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 |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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johnstone visited on 5th Sep 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4
TheCaptain visited on 2nd Sep 2005 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4 This is a bizarrely Christianised dolmen which can be found in the forests to the south of the village of Caylus. From Caylus follow the signs to St-Amans-le-Vieux ancient church, and park in the vicinity of this, from where you take the GR46 Footpath the opposite way from the road towards the southwest for about 500 metres, and the remains of the dolmen can be seen on the left.
This dolmen has been much altered, and at first I had difficulty recognising it, but it is right beside the path with the wall built right through it. On top of the remains of the capstone has been built a stone plinth, with an ornate iron cross protruding from this, the top of which is about 3 metres above the ground. The dolmen is still partially contained within its circular mound, and the remains of two sidestones and a backstone can be seen, with the small capstone balanced on these and a few other bits of stone to make it level.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 4
The dolmen is still partially contained within its circular mound, and the remains of two sidestones and a backstone can be seen, with the small capstone balanced on these and a few other bits of stone to make it level.
This dolmen has been much altered, and at first I had difficulty recognising it, not knowing what to expect, but it is right beside the path with the wall built right through its mound. On top of the remains of the capstone has been built a stone plinth, with an ornate iron cross protruding from this, the top of which is about 3 metres above the ground.
From Caylus follow the signs to St-Amans-le-Vieux ancient church, and park in the vicinity of this, from where you take the GR Footpath the opposite way from the road towards the south-west for about 500 metres, and the remains of the dolmen can be seen on the left.
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