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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gâts-Fleuris Dolmen Alternative Name: Dolmen des Gâts, Dolmen des PerronsCountry: France Département: Centre:Loire-et-Cher (41) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Vendôme Nearest Village: Huisseau-en-Beauce
Latitude: 47.726400N Longitude: 1.008700E
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| 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 |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
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| 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 |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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TheCaptain visited on 9th Aug 2005 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Just to the side of Rue des Dolmens, to the north of the village of Huisseau-en-Beauce, can be found the remains of this dolmen or dolmens. Unfortunately it really is no more than a pile of stones at the roadside these days, although with the knowledge of what was once there, it is possible to make out the remains of two capstones still partly resting on their supports.
Apparently, in the 1920s, not only were the dolmens quite complete, but also still largely covered by their tumulus. All of the stones are of a flinty gravelly puddingstone, some of which is crumbling.
Unfortunately it really is no more than a pile of stones at the roadside these days, although with the knowledge of what was once there, it is possible to make out the remains of two capstones still partly resting on their supports.
Apparently, in the 1920s, not only were the dolmens quite complete, but also still largely covered by their tumulus. All of the stones are of a flinty gravelly puddingstone, some of which is crumbling.
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