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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tumulus Bois des Hougues
Country: France Département: Normandie:Manche (50) Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Cherbourg Nearest Village: Vauville
Latitude: 49.632700N Longitude: 1.7987W
Condition:

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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
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-1	Completely destroyed

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no data Access:

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
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5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
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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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**Tumulus Bois des Hougues** submitted by TheCaptain : Picture from "Les tumulus protohistoriques de la presqu’île de la Hague" by Fabien Delrieu. (Vote or comment on this photo)

A 25 metre diameter tumulus can be found in the Bois des Hougues, community of Vauville.

One of the "tumulus de la presqu’île de la Hague"

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