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

Submitted by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 26 December 2012  Page Views: 8567

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Etiau Dolmen Alternative Name: Dolmen de l'Etiau, Dolmen de Bourg Dion
Country: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Angers  Nearest Village: Coutures
Latitude: 47.385590N  Longitude: 0.35389W
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
3 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
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TheCaptain visited on 15th Jul 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 In an area to the west of the hamlet, in an area rich in natural rock outcrops, can be found this strange little dolmen. It would appear that a large capstone has been positioned over a natural chamber, which is about 4 metres by 2 metres, this being a sort of split in the rocks. But there is more to it than that, as an entranceway has also been constructed, using two slabs set on their sides, and a backstone nicely in place also. Within the chamber, and on other stones in the vicinity, are lots of marks and grooves, which look like they have been used for polishing blades etc, although it is possible that they are just natural.

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3 Access: 5

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Etiau dolmen submitted by ocdolmen : Etiau dolmen in Maine & Loire (Vote or comment on this photo)
In an area to the west of the hamlet of Etiau, in an area rich in natural rock outcrops, can be found this strange little dolmen. It would appear that a large capstone has been positioned over a natural chamber, which is about 4 metres by 2 metres, this being a sort of split in the rocks.

But there is more to it than that, as an entranceway has also been constructed, using two slabs set on their sides, and a backstone nicely in place also.

Within the chamber, and on other stones in the vicinity, are lots of marks and grooves, which look like they have been used for polishing blades etc, although it is possible that they are just natural.

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Etiau dolmen submitted by DrewParsons : April 2010 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Etiau dolmen submitted by DrewParsons : April 2010. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Etiau dolmen submitted by DrewParsons : The dolmen is located in a nice picnic area 200 metres from the road reached along a gravel road. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Etiau dolmen submitted by DrewParsons : A pleasant site in an area rich in prehistoric remains. April 2010. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Etiau dolmen submitted by DrewParsons : View showing the capstone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Etiau dolmen submitted by ocdolmen : Etiau dolmen in Maine & Loire

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Etiau Dolmen submitted by karolus : Site in Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 France

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Etiau Dolmen submitted by karolus

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Etiau Dolmen submitted by karolus

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Etiau dolmen submitted by ocdolmen : Site in Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 France: Etiau dolmen, polishing streaks on one of the internal faces of the slab of the dolmen.

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Etiau dolmen submitted by ocdolmen : Etiau dolmen in Maine & Loire

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Etiau Dolmen submitted by johnstone : Strange construction of the back side, June 25, 2007

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Etiau Dolmen submitted by karolus : Site in Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49 France

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Etiau Dolmen submitted by karolus

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Etiau dolmen submitted by DrewParsons : The apparent polishing grooves on one of the orthostats inside the chamber.

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