<< Our Photo Pages >> Grotte de Bara-Bahau - Cave or Rock Shelter in France in Aquitaine:Dordogne (24)
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Grotte de Bara-BahauCountry: France Département: Aquitaine:Dordogne (24) Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Sarlat-la-Canéda Nearest Village: Le Bugue
Latitude: 44.923983N Longitude: 0.921939E
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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TheCaptain visited on 2nd Jun 2005 - their rating: Access: 4 This cave (cave of the bears) was only discovered in 1951 features many engravings dated to 14000 years ago and also many bear claw marks. Up the hillside and well signposted from Le Bugue it was closed for lunch when I visited.
Up the hillside and well signposted from Le Bugue it was closed for lunch when I visited!
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