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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dolmen du Griffier - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 4007

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen du Griffier Alternative Name: Dolmen de Coulon, Pierre-Forte des Giraudieres
Country: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Thouars  Nearest Village: Antoigné
Latitude: 47.095400N  Longitude: 0.1412W
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:
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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.
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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 20th Jun 2007 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4

TheCaptain visited on 17th Jul 2005 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4 This dolmen can be found in a field beside the road running west from the village of Coulon, after about a kilometre. The remains are enclosed in a clump of bushes and a tree, about 20 metres from the road. The capstone has collapsed, leaving what at first look is not much more than a heap of stones. Closer inspection reveals it to be an Angevin dolmen, 5m by 2.5m, with an entrance porchway to the south. Unfortunately, the ploughs are getting too close, and are causing damage to the stones.



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Dolmen du Griffier
Dolmen du Griffier submitted by TheCaptain : The remains of this dolmen are enclosed in a clump of bushes and a tree, about 20 metres from the road. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This dolmen can be found in a field beside the road running west from the village of Coulon, after about a kilometre. The remains are enclosed in a clump of bushes and a tree, about 20 metres from the road.

The capstone has collapsed, leaving what at first look is not much more than a heap of stones. Closer inspection reveals it to be an Angevin dolmen, 5m by 2.5m, with an entrance porchway to the south.

Unfortunately, the ploughs are getting too close, and are causing damage to the stones.

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Dolmen du Griffier
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Dolmen du Griffier
Dolmen du Griffier submitted by TheCaptain : This dolmen can be found in a field beside the road running west from the village of Coulon. The remains are enclosed in a clump of bushes and a tree. Unfortunately, the ploughs are getting too close, and are causing damage to the stones. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen du Griffier
Dolmen du Griffier submitted by TheCaptain : The capstone has collapsed, leaving what at first look is not much more than a heap of stones.

Dolmen du Griffier
Dolmen du Griffier submitted by TheCaptain : The remains of this dolmen are enclosed in a clump of bushes, about 20 metres from the road. Unfortunately, the ploughs are getting too close, and are causing damage to the stones.

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