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Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 3515

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen de Barral
Country: France Département: Languedoc:Gard (30) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Le Vigan  Nearest Village: Blandas
Latitude: 43.912690N  Longitude: 3.554110E
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
2 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
4

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TheCaptain visited on 19th Sep 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 At the eastern edge of the hamlet of Barral, built into a wall to the north of the road, across a field, can be seen this little dolmen. The stones are easily visible from the road, although a visit was not really possible.

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Dolmen de Barral
Dolmen de Barral submitted by regina : Site in Languedoc: Gard (30) France: (Vote or comment on this photo)
At the eastern edge of the hamlet of Barral, built into a wall to the north of the road, across a field, can be seen this little dolmen.

The stones are easily visible from the road, although a visit is not really possible as it is on private property.
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Dolmen de Barral
Dolmen de Barral submitted by thecaptain : The dolmen is visible from the road, although a visit is not readily possible as it is on private property. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Barral dolmen by coldrum on Friday, 02 April 2010
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Re: Barral dolmen by ocdolmen on Thursday, 13 April 2006
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This dolmen is now inclosed in a dry stone wall, it has conserved its capstone.
When you'll go to Le Barral hamlet, you'll can see it from the road.
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