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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dolmen des Sanguinades - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Midi:Lot (46)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 16 February 2011  Page Views: 2555

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen des Sanguinades Alternative Name: Dirau
Country: France Département: Midi:Lot (46) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Cahors  Nearest Village: Saillac
Latitude: 44.341732N  Longitude: 1.741140E
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.
3 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
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johnstone visited on 26th Jun 2017 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4

TheCaptain visited on 31st May 2005 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Just off of the GR.36 footpath a couple of kilometres to the southeast of Varaire, in a field full of orchids can be found this little broken dolmen, which has the remains of its capstone fallen off the front of its side slabs.



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Dolmen des Sanguinades
Dolmen des Sanguinades submitted by theCaptain : Just off of the GR.36 footpath a couple of kilometres to the southeast of Varaire, in a field full of orchids can be found this little broken dolmen, which has the remains of its capstone fallen off the front of its side slabs. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Just off of the GR.36 footpath a couple of kilometres to the southeast of Varaire, in a field full of orchids can be found this little broken dolmen, which has the remains of its capstone fallen off the front of its side slabs.
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Dolmen des Sanguinades
Dolmen des Sanguinades submitted by theCaptain : Just off of the GR.36 footpath a couple of kilometres to the southeast of Varaire, in a field full of orchids can be found this little broken dolmen, which has the remains of its capstone fallen off the front of its side slabs. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen des Sanguinades
Dolmen des Sanguinades submitted by theCaptain (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen des Sanguinades
Dolmen des Sanguinades submitted by theCaptain (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen des Sanguinades
Dolmen des Sanguinades submitted by theCaptain (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen des Sanguinades
Dolmen des Sanguinades submitted by johnstone : Detail of the chamber, June 26, 2017

Dolmen des Sanguinades
Dolmen des Sanguinades submitted by johnstone : Right before the entrance, or is it the exit? June 26, 2017

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