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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Sa Coveccada DolmenCountry: Italy Region: Sardinia (Sardegna) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Nuoro Nearest Village: Mores
Latitude: 40.508240N Longitude: 8.866700E
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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A very complete 3.0 metres high and 5 metres long dolmen with a "soul hole" facing south east, but with missing rear wall. There is a menhir nearby. 283 meters altitude.
Additional information submitted by Drew Parsons October 2010: This is the largest dolmen in Sardinia. It is thought to date back to the end of the third millenium BC and is constructed from volcanic trachyte rock. It comprises a rectangular chamber bounded by three giant orthostats and a capstone which weighs 25 tons. There is a small aperture in the front orthostat and a small niche to the side at the front where it is thought that offerings to the dead may have been placed. The site is quite remote and yet accessible by car. From Mores village drive east on the SS128bis and turn south after 1.4 kilometres. 6 kilometres down this road turn right (south) at the sign for the site and follow this sometimes badly potholed lane for a further 3 kilometres to a farm entrance on the right with the site signposted. Drive north down past this farm to reach the site sign and car park. Walk the last 200 metres through a gate and down to the site. In October 2010 the site was undergoing much needed restoration as the capstone had split and was in danger of collapse.
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