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<< Text Pages >> Gouffre d'Enfer - Cave or Rock Shelter in France in Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85)

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Natural PlacesSite Name: Gouffre d'Enfer
Country: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Les Sables-d'Olonne  Nearest Village: L'Île-d'Yeu
Latitude: 46.694770N  Longitude: 2.36018W
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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Cave or Rock Shelter in Pays de la Loire: Vendée (85)

Chemin du Pré Taraud, Brétinière, L'Île-d'Yeu, Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, Pays de la Loire
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