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<< Text Pages >> Coffre de l'Arca de Calahons - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Languedoc:Pyrénées-Orientales 66

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Coffre de l'Arca de Calahons Alternative Name: Dolmens de l'Arca de Calaons, Saint-Jacques de Calaone, Dolmen Catllar
Country: France Département: Languedoc:Pyrénées-Orientales 66 Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Conflent  Nearest Village: Catllar
Latitude: 42.657278N  Longitude: 2.416194E
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.
no data 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
2
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burial chamber in Languedoc:Pyrénées-Orientales 66

Coffre de l'Arca de Calahons is a burial chamber in the community of Catllar, Departement of Pyrénées-Orientales, Region of Languedoc-Roussillon

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