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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pierre Branlante du Grand Jardin - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Thursday, 29 July 2010  Page Views: 3426

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pierre Branlante du Grand Jardin Alternative Name: Pierre branlante de la Cornetière
Country: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Les Sables-d'Olonne  Nearest Village: Avrillé
Latitude: 46.479510N  Longitude: 1.506002W
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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Pierre Branlante du Grand Jardin
Pierre Branlante du Grand Jardin submitted by Rubis : When i asked to the owners of the farm La Cornetière if i could visit La Pierre Branlante. They just said: "It's private." Site in Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) France (Vote or comment on this photo)
It is unsure whether the Pierre branlante de la Cornetière is a dolmen, a natural rock formation, a menhir or other type of monument.


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Pierre Branlante du Grand Jardin
Pierre Branlante du Grand Jardin submitted by Rubis : This Pierre Branlante has also another name : Pierre branlante de la Cornetière. La Cornetière is a farm where stoods the menhir next to the litte river La Guignardière. The cantilever of the menhir represents the head of a fantastic animal. There is something similar in the island of Yeu. On the top of this "head", there is a perfect "cupule" made by a man of this age. Site in ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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