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Vieux Breuil tumulus
Trip No.203 Entry No.39 Date Added: 2nd Apr 2020
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: France (Poitou:Charente (16))
Visited: Saw from a distance on 5th Dec 2005
Vieux Breuil tumulus submitted by thecaptain on 5th Dec 2005. To the east of the historic village of Tusson there are four tumuli which lie in a line along the top of a ridge.
The Pierre Blanche and Magnez dolmens are on the same line to the north.
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Log Text: There are four tumulus here to the east of the village of Tusson which lie in a line along the top of a ridge. One of the central pair is enormous and deserves further exploration. The Pierre Blanche and Magnez dolmens are on the same line to the north.
Vielle Cote Dolmen
Trip No.202 Entry No.95 Date Added: 30th Mar 2020
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: France (Ile-de-France:Val-d'Oise (95))
Visited: Yes on 4th May 2005. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Vielle Cote Dolmen submitted by thecaptain on 23rd Oct 2005. Vielle Cote Dolmen
A much ruined trench grave about 10 metres in length.
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Log Text: A much ruined trench grave about 10 metres long and 2 metres wide with an orientation of 292° looking down the hill can be found dug into the hillside in a field of crops along a lane at the top of a ridge about 400 metres south from the little lane which climbs eastwards from the village. Although marked on my ign map there are no signs or any other items to suggest its presence. Parking is available at the junction of the lane and track.
Verrières tumulus
Trip No.205 Entry No.14 Date Added: 13th Oct 2020
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: France (Poitou:Vienne (86))
Visited: Saw from a distance on 30th Aug 2005
Log Text: On the village map, about half a kilometre to the southeast of the dolmen, and to the northeast of the road to Lussac-les-Chateaux. I had a walk towards this after getting the van partly sorted, but couldn’t find anything definite. There was however, a mound in a field which has growth on it, which was in the right sort of place. Pity I couldn't get to it and have a proper look, and by now its started to get dark.
Verrières Dolmen
Trip No.205 Entry No.13 Date Added: 13th Oct 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Poitou:Vienne (86))
Visited: Yes on 30th Aug 2005. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Verrières dolmen submitted by thecaptain on 19th Feb 2006. Just outside the village of Verrières, to the south by the road to Lussac-les-Chateaux, are the remains of this dolmen, which can be found round the back of some houses at the top of the valley.
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Log Text: Just outside the village of Verrières, to the south by the road to Lussac-les-Chateaux, are the remains of this dolmen, which can be found round the back of some houses at the top of the valley. Its not much more than a large slab of rock sitting on the ground these days, which is the capstone which measures 4 metres by 3 metres, with a few bits of crumbled rock underneath. There are no signs of any obvious support stones.
When I got back to my van after visiting this, the antitheft electronics would not turn off, and so nothing would start. I checked to see if anything obvious was loose, but could find nothing. I checked the other keys and that didn't help. I asked a passing man in a pickup truck if he could help, and he got a bloke from a garage out to help me. He had a look, but couldn't really do anything till tomorrow, when he could get the van to the garage with the necessary electronics gear. We pushed the van down into a little side lane where I could stay overnight, and he promised that he or someone else from the garage who could speak some English would be back in the morning about 8:30. This is just what I always dreaded would happen.
Venus of Willendorf
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Austria
Visited: Yes on 29th Sep 2008
Venus of Willendorf submitted by thecaptain on 29th Sep 2008. The Venus of Willendorf.
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Vaon Dolmen
Trip No.204 Entry No.108 Date Added: 3rd Aug 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Poitou:Vienne (86))
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2005. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Vaon dolmen submitted by TheCaptain on 30th Jul 2013. The Dolmen de Vaon is a fairly complete Angevin dolmen with a main chamber fronted at the east end by its entrance porch. The two capstones of the main chamber are still in place, although the roofstone of the entrance has fallen.
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Log Text: This nice dolmen can be found about a kilometre southeast of the village of Trois-Moutiers, and is easy to find because it is signposted. It is about a 300 metre walk from where you can park near to a barn. It is a fairly complete Angevin dolmen with a 5m by 2.5m main chamber fronted at the east end by a 2.5 by 1.5 metre entrance porch. The two capstones of the main chamber are still in place, although the roofstone of the entrance has fallen. Nicely shaded by a large tree, there was a wasp nest inside when I was here, which distracted slightly from my visit.
Valence House
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Greater London)
Visited: Yes on 24th Aug 2008
Valence House submitted by thecaptain on 24th Aug 2008. The Dagenham Idol while on display at Colchester Castle Museum in 2008.
Found in the Thames mud when the Ford factory was built in the 1930's, and dated to 2250BC.
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Vaissière Menhirs
Trip No.205 Entry No.246 Date Added: 7th Dec 2020
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: France (Languedoc:Lozère (48))
Visited: Yes on 25th Sep 2005. My rating: Access 4
Vaissière menhirs submitted by ocdolmen on 5th Aug 2006. Site in Languedoc:Lozère (48)
One of the 40 menhirs of la Vaissière menhirs group, Lozère, France.
This one is 2.50 metres tall.
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Log Text: The Vaissière menhirs consist of more than forty menhirs, mostly found along the ridge running south from the D.35 road. The tallest of these menhirs is 5 metres in height. Some of these menhirs stand up really proudly against the skyline as you drive along. I would love to walk out among them, but not in this horrible stormy weather. There is much thunder, rain and lightning all around, with no signs of it clearing.
Vaintray menhir
Trip No.204 Entry No.151 Date Added: 17th Aug 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Poitou:Vienne (86))
Visited: Couldn't find on 20th Jul 2005
Vaintray menhir submitted by thecaptain on 8th Dec 2007. Just to the east of the hamlet of Vaintray, and about 100 metres south down a little cross track from the road to Aslonnes, can be found this little menhir, stood in a little grassy clearing amongst bushes in a region left clear of the fields.
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Log Text: Lots of new houses have been built in the area around this menhir, and I could find nowhere to get behind them to have a look. It is all very busy, narrow roads around here.
Vaintray menhir
Trip No.204 Entry No.157 Date Added: 17th Aug 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Poitou:Vienne (86))
Visited: Yes on 21st Jul 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Vaintray menhir submitted by thecaptain on 8th Dec 2007. Just to the east of the hamlet of Vaintray can be found this little menhir.
It's got some lovely yellow lichens on it, and is hiding in amongst some strange fruit trees.
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Log Text: Just to the east of the hamlet of Vaintray, and about 100 metres south down a little cross track from the road to Aslonnes, can be found this little menhir, stood in a little grassy clearing amongst bushes in a region left clear of the fields. It is a small triangular stone, only about 1.3 metres tall, and 0.8 metres wide at the base. It's got some lovely yellow lichens on it, and is hiding in amongst some strange fruit trees, sort of a tiny little bright red plum, which nothing wants to eat. I have not seen these before.
Upper Erme Row
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Aug 2006
Upper Erme Row submitted by thecaptain on 23rd Aug 2006. At the southern end, the row starts at the 16 metre diameter Kiss-in-the-Ring stone circle.
From here the row runs northwards, with the stones generally about half a metre tall above the modern turf, and spaced at intervals of about 1.5 to 2 metres. The grass around these stones is in July very long, and many of the stones are very difficult to see, but the path of the row is clearly seen by the darker shade of the grass surrounding them, and also for the path which runs alongside.
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Upper Erme Cairns
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 28th Aug 2006
Upper Erme Cairns submitted by thecaptain on 28th Aug 2006. Upper Erme Cairn 2 is a large cairn just upslope from the stone row about half a kilometre from the southern end. It is about 15 metres in diameter, and still well over a metre high.
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Tytherington Camp
Date Added: 16th Aug 2021
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 14th Aug 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Tytherington Camp submitted by 4clydesdale7 on 6th Sep 2011. The Inner Camp looking towards the NW entrance
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Log Text: Afternoon wander around Tytherington village and up to and around the old hillfort / castle. Chap in his garden nearby told me he part owned the land and I could go and have a proper look if I wanted, so I did. There is a lot of broken rock in the remaining ramparts, which surprised me by their completeness (those which hadn't been lost due to the quarrying). Saw a couple of foxes and loads of rabbits.
Tynings Farm Barrow Group
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2017
Tynings Farm Barrow Group submitted by TheCaptain on 5th Sep 2017. Bronze age round barrows of the Tynings Farm Barrow Group, high on the Mendip Hills.
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Ty-Lia (Ile Renote)
Trip No.203 Entry No.568 Date Added: 3rd Jun 2020
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 24th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 2
Ty-Lia (Ile Renote) submitted by thecaptain on 14th Mar 2007. This allée couverte is now a bit of a garden feature within the grounds of a large house on the island of Ile Renote, and is not on public property.
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Log Text: This allée couverte is now a bit of a garden feature within the grounds of a large house on the island of Ile Renote, and is not on public property. Made from the lovely pink granite that everything is round here, the remains are about 8 metres in length and have only one capstone still in place, with another one fallen.
Closer investigation suggests that there may be remains of a lateral entry and peristalith but its difficult to tell. This place is surrounded by magnificent rocks and coastline, and a walk around this island is thoroughly recommended to everybody.
Ty-Lia (Île Grande)
Trip No.203 Entry No.553 Date Added: 2nd Jun 2020
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
Ty-Lia (Ile Grande) submitted by greywether on 26th Jun 2005. Allee-couverte surrounded by stones marking the edge of the mound.
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Log Text: This looks to be a fairly complete standard allée couverte well signposted and in a little grassy area on Ile-Grande, just off the coast near Trebeurden. It is about 9 metres long by 1.5 metres wide, and oriented to 110°. There are two large capstones which cover most of the chamber. Many of the outer peristalith stones survive, particularly on the southern side and the back end, and there are traces of the mound within them.
Ty-Lia (Île Grande)
Trip No.193 Entry No.15 Date Added: 13th Jul 2020
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 30th May 1993
Ty-Lia (Ile Grande) submitted by greywether on 26th Jun 2005. Allee-couverte surrounded by stones marking the edge of the mound.
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Log Text: Cycling camping trip of north Brittany, day 2. Tregastel, Ile Grande, Tel Star Satellite place. Snake! Lots of ancient stones.
Ty-Isaf
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 11th May 2004
Ty-Isaf submitted by TheCaptain on 11th May 2004. Ty-Isaf, Chambered Tomb in Powys, SO182290
At what is now the southern end of the mound remains is a large structure with slab sides and a flattened floor, which was possibly the remains of a large chamber and its passageway, the southern half of which has been destroyed. Further down the field, behind where this shot was taken from, and not on any remains of mound, was a large flat stone which looked to have once been a capstone.
This is the view looking north along the mound at the remai...
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Ty'r-Coed
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 25th Jun 2013
Ty'r-Coed submitted by TheCaptain on 25th Jun 2013. View northwest from near the trigpoint on the top of Cefn-Bryn, overlooking the northwest coast of the Gower peninsula towards Burry Port on the far side of the River Loughor estuary.
And down the bottom of the hill, hiding from the road behind the large barn, can be seen the Ty'r-Coed standing stone.
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Ty Corriganet de Coat Menez Guen
Trip No.203 Entry No.458 Date Added: 23rd May 2020
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: France (Bretagne:Finistère (29))
Visited: Yes on 16th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Ty Corriganet de Coat Menez Guen submitted by Ozzie on 8th Mar 2016. Ty Corriganet de Coat Menez is 1km past Allée Couverte de Coat Luzuen down a farm track, across a soggy ford and in a field on the left. It is quite overgrown. The Allée Couverte de Coat Luzuen photo has been incorrectly used for this monument in Megalithes de Bretagne.
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Log Text: From the Coat Luzuen allée couverte, continue on about 800 metres further down the road which peters out into a trackway and descends to the bottom of the valley. Turn left at the bottom, cross the stream, go along the wet track and the Coat-Menez-Guen allée couverte is to be found at the end of the field. Unfortunately when I visited, it was completely inaccessible through a large crop of rape seed.
It is supposedly a superb monument, being a 14 metre long allée couverte of the arc boutée type with some capstones added for good measure. However, all I saw was the capstones ! It took me a lot of effort and time to get here, and unfortunately it was not worth the effort in this state. Its probably a good one to visit in February or something !