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<< Our Photo Pages >> La Pierre Couverte (Thizay) - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Centre:Indre-et-Loire (37)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 3242

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: La Pierre Couverte (Thizay) Alternative Name: Polissoir de Thizay
Country: France Département: Centre:Indre-et-Loire (37) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Chinon  Nearest Village: Thizay
Latitude: 47.166475N  Longitude: 0.138177E
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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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La Pierre Couverte (Thizay)
La Pierre Couverte (Thizay) submitted by johnstone : Somewhat inclined but still impressive, June 17, 2007 (Vote or comment on this photo)
La Pierre Couverte is a Dolmen in the community of Thizay, Departement of Indre-et-Loire.

Part of the dolmen La Pierre Couverte was used as a polissoir, although some pieces of the stones that carried the traces of polishing grooves seem to have been cut off, not to say stolen...

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La Pierre Couverte (Thizay)
La Pierre Couverte (Thizay) submitted by johnstone : Enormous capstone, June 17, 2007 (Vote or comment on this photo)

La Pierre Couverte (Thizay)
La Pierre Couverte (Thizay) submitted by johnstone : Along the road on June 17, 2007 (Vote or comment on this photo)

La Pierre Couverte (Thizay)
La Pierre Couverte (Thizay) submitted by johnstone : Picture from Google Street View (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 3.0km SE 125° Camp de Cinais Ancient Village or Settlement
 3.2km SE 125° Camp de Cinais Alignement Stone Row / Alignment
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