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<< Our Photo Pages >> Grotte de Bara-Bahau - Cave or Rock Shelter in France in Aquitaine:Dordogne (24)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 6302

Natural PlacesSite Name: Grotte de Bara-Bahau
Country: 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:
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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 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.

Grotte de Bara-Bahau
Grotte de Bara-Bahau submitted by TheCaptain : This cave (cave of the bears), which 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! (Vote or comment on this photo)
This cave (cave of the bears), which 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!

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Grotte de Bara-Bahau
Grotte de Bara-Bahau submitted by Flickr : France - Dordogne - Le Bugue - Grotte de Bara-Bahau - Bear bones and teeth Site in Aquitaine:Dordogne (24) France July 2014. Short holiday based in Le Bugue in the Dordogne. The Bara Bahau cave contains a collection of engravings made by pre-historic man. The cave was once used for hibernating bears - their claws marks can be seen inside the cave. Image copyright: JulesFoto (Jules), hos... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grotte de Bara-Bahau
Grotte de Bara-Bahau submitted by Flickr : Grotte de Bara-Bahau 1 Site in Aquitaine:Dordogne (24) France l'intérieur de la Grotte Bara-Bahau en Dordogne Plus d'infos sur : www.lascaux-dordogne.com/fr/lascaux-et-la-prehistoire Crédit Photo : Mouligné Image copyright: lascaux-dordogne, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grotte de Bara-Bahau
Grotte de Bara-Bahau submitted by Flickr : Grotte Bara-Bahau 2 Site in Aquitaine:Dordogne (24) France L'intérieur de la Grotte Bara-Bahau en Dordogne Plus d'infos sur : www.lascaux-dordogne.com/fr/lascaux-et-la-prehistoire Crédit Photo : Mouligné Image copyright: lascaux-dordogne, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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