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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tumulus Des Mousseaux - Chambered Cairn in France in Pays de la Loire:Loire-Atlantique

Submitted by AlexHunger on Friday, 30 October 2015  Page Views: 9815

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tumulus Des Mousseaux Alternative Name: Dolmen des Mousseaux, Pierres Druidiques, Les Mousseaux
Country: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Loire-Atlantique Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Pornic  Nearest Village: Pornic
Latitude: 47.115600N  Longitude: 2.11485W
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
5 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.
5 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
5

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johnstone visited on 8th Jul 2013 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5

TheCaptain visited on 14th May 2005 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 3 Access: 5 This monument is signposted from all sorts of places and easy to find if approaching from the north but probably not so if coming from the south as the fortified harbour and seaside town of Pornic is a maze of small streets and indeed barred to a campervan. The tumulus is enclosed by houses and reaches right up to the roadside but does have its own little area with a sign telling about it but its all a bit busy and noisy. This is a superbly restored double chambered tomb enclosed in a triple stepped cairn. The two chambers both have double transept (side) chambers and open towards the southwest the southern one being double sided while the northern one is single sided and they are about 9 metres in length. The height of the chambers increases as you enter from about 1.8 metres at the entrance to well over 2.4 metres inside this being achieved because the capstones do not sit adjacent to one another but rest on top of each other as they progress inwards. Excavations showed this tomb to date to about 3500 BC. Obviously once known as the Dolmen des Mousseaux this has been renamed Tumulus des Mousseaux as can be seen on all the multitude of signposts pointing to it which have been changed !

DrewParsons Ripley423 have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 5 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 5

Tumulus Des Mousseaux
Tumulus Des Mousseaux submitted by AlexHunger : Large Cairn with 2 chambers and entrances facing south East, spectacular capstones, some repaired. Excavated 1970s and restored in 1985. Similar to Malta temples, but smaller. In Pornic. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This is a superbly restored double chambered tomb enclosed in a triple stepped cairn. The two chambers both have double transept (side) chambers and open towards the southwest the southern one being double sided while the northern one is single sided and they are about 9 metres in length.

The height of the chambers increases as you enter from about 1.8 metres at the entrance to well over 2.4 metres inside this being achieved because the capstones do not sit adjacent to one another but rest on top of each other as they progress inwards.

Excavations showed this tomb to date to about 3500 BC.

This monument is signposted from all sorts of places and easy to find if approaching from the north but probably not so if coming from the south as the fortified harbour and seaside town of Pornic is a maze of small streets and indeed barred to a campervan.

The tumulus is enclosed by houses and reaches right up to the roadside but does have its own little area with a sign telling about it but its all a bit busy and noisy.

Obviously once known as the Dolmen des Mousseaux this has been renamed Tumulus des Mousseaux as can be seen on all the multitude of signposts pointing to it which have been changed !

Base Mérimée (Historic Monument)

IMPORTANT NOTE: Positional co-ordinates taken from a gps receiver. Additional Info by TheCaptain

Note: Thanks to Chris Scarre for making this fascinating paper available: Choosing stones, remembering places: geology and intention in megalithic monuments - link in the comment
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Tumulus Des Mousseaux submitted by DrewParsons : Photographed in April 2010 on a nice sunny day! (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Tumulus Des Mousseaux submitted by DrewParsons : The pleasant little enclave within a suburban setting where the Tumulus is located. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Tumulus Des Mousseaux submitted by DrewParsons : View down the passage towards the chamber. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Tumulus Des Mousseaux submitted by DrewParsons : The entrance. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Tumulus Des Mousseaux submitted by DrewParsons : View into one of the side chambers. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Tumulus Des Mousseaux submitted by datpa : Site in Pays de la Loire: Loire-Atlantique France:

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Tumulus Des Mousseaux submitted by datpa

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Tumulus Des Mousseaux submitted by datpa

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Tumulus Des Mousseaux submitted by DrewParsons : Interesting patterns in the rock on one of the orthostats, which would have made it special to the builders. (1 comment)

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Tumulus Des Mousseaux submitted by datpa : Site in Pays de la Loire: Loire-Atlantique France:

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Tumulus Des Mousseaux submitted by datpa

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Tumulus Des Mousseaux submitted by datpa : Site in Pays de la Loire: Loire-Atlantique France

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Tumulus Des Mousseaux submitted by johnstone : The right chamber, seen from above, July 8, 2013

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Tumulus Des Mousseaux submitted by johnstone : View from above, the left chamber on July 8, 2013

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Tumulus Des Mousseaux submitted by DrewParsons : Illustration of construction style on notice board at the site

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Tumulus Des Mousseaux submitted by DrewParsons : Site Plan detail from notice board

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Tumulus Des Mousseaux submitted by datpa : Site in Pays de la Loire:Loire-Atlantique France:

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Tumulus Des Mousseaux submitted by datpa : Site in Pays de la Loire: Loire-Atlantique France:

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Tumulus Des Mousseaux submitted by datpa

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Tumulus Des Mousseaux submitted by datpa

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Tumulus Des Mousseaux submitted by datpa : Site in Pays de la Loire: oire-Atlantique France:

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Tumulus Des Mousseaux submitted by datpa : Site in Pays de la Loire: Loire-Atlantique France

Tumulus Des Mousseaux
Tumulus Des Mousseaux submitted by datpa : Site in Pays de la Loire:Loire-Atlantique France:

Tumulus Des Mousseaux
Tumulus Des Mousseaux submitted by AlexHunger : Large Cairn with 2 chambers and entrances facing south East, spectacular capstones, some repaired. Excavated 1970s and restored in 1985. Similar to Malta temples, but smaller. In Pornic.

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Choosing stones, remembering places: geology and intention in megalithic monuments by Andy B on Friday, 30 October 2015
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Chris Scarre writes: North-Western France provides several good examples of the selection and deployment of stones of different geological origin and varied colour in megalithic monuments. This site, along with Moulin du Motte and other nearby sites are discussed.

Read about this in Choosing stones, remembering places: geology and intention in the megalithic monuments of western Europe by Chris Scarre
https://www.academia.edu/1753092/
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