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Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 4965

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen de Loubressac
Country: France Département: Poitou:Vienne (86) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Montmorillon  Nearest Village: Mazerolles
Latitude: 46.420949N  Longitude: 0.680469E
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
5

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TheCaptain visited on 31st Aug 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Beside the river Goberté to the west of Lussac-les-Chateaux, at the hamlet of Loubressac, the little road curves around the remains of this dolmen. It is now sitting right beside the road at the edge of a pond. The capstone, which once would have measured 5 metres by 4 metres, has now broken and collapsed into the chamber. About 8 or 10 support stones remain, many of which have fallen. The entrance is to the east. Most of the stones are of the local white limestone, with holes and depressions everywhere, but the large support stone at the back of the chamber is a dark granite rock. Unfortunately there is a telephone inspection cover right beside the dolmen which detracts. While here there was a helicopter flying very low overhead, perhaps checking on the overhead power lines.

johnstone visited on 12th Jul 1998 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5



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

Dolmen de Loubressac
Dolmen de Loubressac submitted by thecaptain : At the hamlet of Loubressac, the little road curves around the remains of this dolmen. The capstone, which once would have measured 5 metres by 4 metres, has now broken and collapsed into the chamber. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Beside the river Goberté to the west of Lussac-les-Chateaux, at the hamlet of Loubressac, the little road curves around the remains of this dolmen. It is now sitting right beside the road above the edge of a pond.

The capstone, which once would have measured 5 metres by 4 metres, has now broken and collapsed into the chamber. About 8 or 10 support stones remain, many of which have fallen. The entrance is to the east.

Most of the stones are of the local white limestone, with holes and depressions everywhere, but the large support stone at the back of the chamber is a dark granite rock.

Unfortunately there is a telephone inspection cover right beside the dolmen which detracts, and must have caused some disruption while installing it.

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Dolmen de Loubressac
Dolmen de Loubressac submitted by thecaptain : The capstone has broken and collapsed into the chamber. About 8 or 10 support stones remain, many of which have fallen. Most of the stones are of the local white limestone, with holes and depressions everywhere, but the large support stone at the back of the chamber is a dark granite rock. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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