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<< Text Pages >> La Butte Cavalière - Chambered Tomb in France in Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85)

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: La Butte Cavalière
Country: France Département: Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85) Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Challans  Nearest Village: La Garnache
Latitude: 46.888977N  Longitude: 1.832335W
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
5
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 9.1km SW 214° Pierre Levée de Soullans* Standing Stone (Menhir)
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 13.1km S 191° La Palissonnière* Standing Stone (Menhir)
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 15.7km NNW 344° Menhir dit la Pierre Folle* Standing Stone (Menhir)
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 22.6km SSW 201° Tonnelle menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 23.7km ESE 120° Pierre des Farfadets* Standing Stone (Menhir)
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 28.3km NW 325° Menhir de la Boutinardière* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 28.9km NW 323° Dolmen de Monval* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
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 32.3km S 171° La Meinge du Diable* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 32.4km S 170° Menhir Le Palet du Diable* Standing Stone (Menhir)
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