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<< Text Pages >> Dolmen des Grandes-Bruyères - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Pays de la Loire:Sarthe (72)

Submitted by holger_rix on Monday, 22 February 2016  Page Views: 795

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen des Grandes-Bruyères Alternative Name: Dolmen des Ronchères
Country: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Sarthe (72) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Mamers  Nearest Village: Tuffé
Latitude: 48.130154N  Longitude: 0.536867E
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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 Pays de la Loire:Sarthe (72)

Les Grandes Bruyeres, Tuffé, Tuffé-Val-de-la-Chéronne, Mamers, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
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Re: Dolmen des Grandes-Bruyères by arbresetpierres on Sunday, 19 March 2017
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Beautiful dolmen immediately in front of a tree in the middle of a field. Clearly visible from the road, there was no obvious track to reach it so we trod gingerly on tractor trails between the crops; I imagine access is much more straightforward in Autumn / Winter.

Showing a bit of neglect but still all in one piece and fully formed. We're visited by a hawk and a hare while we there
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