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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pierre Courcoulée (Landean) - Passage Grave in France in Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Sunday, 19 December 2004  Page Views: 6000

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pierre Courcoulée (Landean) Alternative Name: Pierre des Huguenots
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Fougères  Nearest Village: Landean
Latitude: 48.394700N  Longitude: 1.1852W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
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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
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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
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johnstone visited on 15th Jun 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4

TheCaptain visited on 13th Aug 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 North of Fougères, in the forest, are several megalithic remains. The Pierre Courcoulée is towards the northwest of the forest and well signposted, it is just 200m from a big forest carpark and has its own circular walk which can be followed. The dolmen is in a little clearing with signpost, and is the remains of a little allée couverte. The western end is fairly ruinous, but the east end is quite complete and has a closing stone. There are 7 metres of chamber remaining, with two large capstones covering most of it. As the eastern end is not the entry, I would think that this is a lateral entry chamber, with the entrance somewhere on the south side, like several of the other nearby Mayenne monuments. It is in the remains of a mound, and there is evidence for some of the stones of its peristalith still being in place.



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4 Access: 4

Pierre Courcoulée (Landean)
Pierre Courcoulée (Landean) submitted by greywether : Pierre Courcoulée (Vote or comment on this photo)
North of Fougères, in the forest, are several megalithic remains. The Pierre Courcoulée is towards the northwest of the forest and well signposted, it is just 200m from a big forest carpark and has its own circular walk which can be followed.

The dolmen is in a little clearing with signpost, and is the remains of a little allée couverte. The western end is fairly ruinous, but the east end is quite complete and has a closing stone. There are 7 metres of chamber remaining, with two large capstones covering most of it.

As the eastern end is not the entry, I would think that this is a lateral entry chamber, with the entrance somewhere on the south side, like several of the other nearby Mayenne monuments.

It is in the remains of a mound, and there is evidence for some of the stones of its peristalith still being in place.

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Pierre Courcoulée (Landean) submitted by karolus : Site in Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierre Courcoulée (Landean)
Pierre Courcoulée (Landean) submitted by karolus (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierre Courcoulée (Landean)
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Pierre Courcoulée (Landean)
Pierre Courcoulée (Landean) submitted by TheCaptain : The Pierre Courcoulée is in a little forest clearing, and is the remains of a small allée couverte. The eastern end is quite complete and has a closing stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Pierre Courcoulée (Landean) submitted by johnstone : As seen in the length, June 15, 2013 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Pierre Courcoulée (Landean) submitted by Dipo : Site in Bretagne: Ille-et-Vilaine (35) France:

Pierre Courcoulée (Landean)
Pierre Courcoulée (Landean) submitted by TheCaptain : The Pierre Courcoulée is in a forest clearing with signpost, and is the remains of a small allée couverte. The western end is fairly ruinous.

Pierre Courcoulée (Landean)
Pierre Courcoulée (Landean) submitted by TheCaptain : North of Fougères, in the forest, are several megalithic remains. The Pierre Courcoulée is towards the northwest of the forest and well signposted.

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