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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tumulus du MontiouCountry: France Département: Poitou:Deux-Sèvres (79) Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Melle Nearest Village: Sainte-Soline
Latitude: 46.247150N Longitude: 0.062520E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Remains of three tumuli are still to be found, known as A, B and C.
Tumulus A, of which the most remains to be seen, is f quadrangular shape, width about 24m. The tumulus contains 4 dolmenic chambers, which open through passageways to the south.
The second and third cairns lie to the south west of the first, but much less remains to be seen of them today.
Many items were found here, much of which can be seen today in the museum at Bougon.
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