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<< Our Photo Pages >> Rouffignac Dolmen - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Limousin:Haute-Vienne (87)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 5753

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Rouffignac Dolmen
Country: France Département: Limousin:Haute-Vienne (87) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Limoges  Nearest Village: Cieux
Latitude: 45.976400N  Longitude: 0.961600E
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.
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.
4 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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TheCaptain visited on 22nd Jul 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 From the hamlet of Rouffignac, this little dolmen is signposted and easily found, about 400 metres along the track opposite the farm, first to the west, and then south (left) into a little recently cleared area amongst thet trees. The dolmen is a simple thing, with a 2.5 by 2.5 metre capstone sat on three upright supports, about one metre above the ground. The capstone has several 30 mm cupules carved into it, and also a fairly large diameter circle - or semi circle at least, which I think must be relatively modern.



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4 Access: 4

Rouffignac Dolmen
Rouffignac Dolmen submitted by milka : Signs indicate the location of the site. This nice small dolmen has been restored in 1985. (Vote or comment on this photo)
From the hamlet of Rouffignac, this little dolmen is signposted and easily found, about 400 metres along the track opposite the farm, first to the west, and then south (left) into a little recently cleared area amongst thet trees.

The dolmen is a simple thing, with a 2.5 by 2.5 metre capstone sat on three upright supports, about one metre above the ground.

The capstone has several 30 mm cupules carved into it, and also a fairly large diameter circle - or semi circle at least, which I think must be relatively modern.

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Rouffignac Dolmen
Rouffignac Dolmen submitted by theCaptain : The dolmen is a simple thing, with its capstone sat on three upright supports, about one metre above the ground. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Rouffignac Dolmen
Rouffignac Dolmen submitted by theCaptain (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rouffignac Dolmen
Rouffignac Dolmen submitted by johnstone : Another side of this dolmen, Sep.3, 2014 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rouffignac Dolmen
Rouffignac Dolmen submitted by johnstone (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rouffignac Dolmen
Rouffignac Dolmen submitted by theCaptain : The dolmen is a simple thing, with its capstone sat on three upright supports, about one metre above the ground. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rouffignac Dolmen
Rouffignac Dolmen submitted by theCaptain : The capstone has several 30 mm cupules carved into it, and also a fairly large diameter circle - or semi circle at least, which I think must be relatively modern.

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Re: Rouffignac Dolmen by milka on Friday, 05 May 2006
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Coordinates of the dolmen (right ones this time)

45.976770N, 0.96203300E

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