<< Our Photo Pages >> Tumulus des Hogues - Round Barrow(s) in France in Normandie:Orne (61)
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tumulus des Hogues Alternative Name: Tumulus des BignesCountry: France Département: Normandie:Orne (61) Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Falaise Nearest Village: Habloville
Latitude: 48.806100N Longitude: 0.1643W
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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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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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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3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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TheCaptain visited on 2nd May 2005 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4 There are the remains of two burial mounds here the second one being about 50 metres to the southeast of the Dolmen des Bignes. The mound is much less disturbed than its neighbour but it has been dug into from its western side although there are no signs of any stones forming a chamber. Perhaps its still all in place underneath the mound ? The remains of the mound are about 3 metres high and again it has a diameter of about 15 metres.
The ambience of these burial mounds is spoiled by it obviously used as a place where the local youth (or others) go to have a drink leaving all their detritus behind. There are broken bottles and other rubbish all over the place.
The mound is much less disturbed than its neighbour but it has been dug into from its western side although there are no signs of any stones forming a chamber. Perhaps its still all in place underneath the mound ?
The remains of the mound are about 3 metres high and again it has a diameter of about 15 metres. The ambience of these burial mounds is spoiled by it obviously used as a place where the local youth (or others) go to have a drink leaving all their detritus behind. There are broken bottles and other rubbish all over the place.
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