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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen de CastelsecCountry: France Département: Midi:Tarn (81) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Mazamet Nearest Village: Murat-sur-Vèbre
Latitude: 43.672250N Longitude: 2.841840E
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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johnstone visited on 19th Sep 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 2
Situated on the top of a rocky hill, can be reached after a stiff climb on a forest track.
The capstone measures 2.4 x 2.0 x 0.35 m and is placed on seven uprights.
Two chambers are present, separated by an upright.
The tumulus is almost gone completely.
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