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<< Our Photo Pages >> Trigalle dolmen - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Normandie:Manche (50)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Sunday, 13 January 2008  Page Views: 5348

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Trigalle dolmen
Country: France Département: Normandie:Manche (50) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Cherbourg  Nearest Village: Cosqueville
Latitude: 49.695800N  Longitude: 1.3899W
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
Destroyed Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
5 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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Trigalle dolmen
Trigalle dolmen submitted by thecaptain : Beside of the little D.412 road near to the junction with the D.116, there is a large barn. At the bottom of the barn I saw a large rock sticking out sideways, and wondered about this, so stopped for a better look. Is this the remains of the Dolmen de Trigalle, reported to have been destroyed in the early 1800s ? (Vote or comment on this photo)
There was once a dolmen near to the hamlet of Trigalle, within the commune of Cosqueville at the northeastern part of the Cotentin peninsula, where approximately forty bronze axeheads were found. This dolmen is reported to have been destroyed in the early 1800s.

However, have all traces of this dolmen been destroyed ? Or are there remains of it to be seen within the walls of a barn ?

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Note: Have remains of this dolmen, said to have been destroyed, now been found ? See the latest comment and pictures.
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Trigalle dolmen
Trigalle dolmen submitted by thecaptain : Close inspection shows that there are several large stones lined up along the bottom of the barn, and the large stone sticking out was sat on top of these stones. There was also another large stone sitting on top of the row, but not quite so obvious. Is this the remains of the Dolmen de Trigalle, reported to have been destroyed in the early 1800s ? (Vote or comment on this photo)

Trigalle dolmen
Trigalle dolmen submitted by thecaptain : These large stones are in the wall of a barn, near to Trigalle hamlet. Could this be the remains of the Dolmen de Trigalle, reported to have been destroyed in the early 1800s ? (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Trigalle dolmen by TheCaptain on Thursday, 27 October 2011
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Re: Trigalle dolmen by Martin_L on Monday, 14 January 2008
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Fascinating story! A view inside the barn would really be interesting. Hmmmmm, I am very curious now :-) Will you be back there and have a chance to ask the owner for permission to have a closer look?
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Re: Trigalle dolmen by TheCaptain on Saturday, 12 January 2008
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All my research into this site had told me that the dolmen here had been destroyed, sometime between 1820 and 1850, depending upon the source I could find. But my belief is that destroyed does not necessarily mean completely destroyed with no remaining trace.

So, being in the vicinity a couple of weeks ago, I decided to drive slowly through the Trigalle hamlet and have a close look into all the hedges etc, and to see if there were any clues by farm names and suchlike.

Well, at the side of the little D.412 road near to the junction with the D.116 main road, there is a large barn. At the bottom of the barn I saw a large rock sticking out sideways, and wondered about this, so stopped for a better look.

Closer inspection showed that there was several large stones lined up along the bottom of the barn, and the large stone sticking out was sat on top of these stones. There was also another large stone sitting on top of the row, but not quite so obvious. Is this the remains of the megalithic tomb ?

So, thinking that I might have discovered something, it looks to me as though far from being destroyed, this tomb was once an allée couvert type, that initially got incorporated into a field boundary hedge, as is often the case, which aided its survival. Then, sometime in the mid 1800s, a new barn was built here, with one wall being built along the line of the old boundary, and in fact incorporating the remains of the dolmen into the bottom of the wall.

My father, who was with me, used to be a building control officer, so I asked him offhand, how old do you think this barn is, and my dad who had no idea what I was asking that for, replied about 150 years. This was of course exactly the right answer ! As I questioned him why did he say that, he became all wary, saying that the buildings here are different to what he was used to, etc etc, but mentioned something about the way the roof timbers were joined to the top of the walls.

So, to me it all fits together. Far from being completely destroyed, the remains of this allée couvert have in fact been built on top of, and to this day there are still remains to be seen. If only I could have got a look iside the barn as well.
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