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Cond | Amb | Acc | Comments | Trip Number (A/D) |
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| Cap-Del Pouech Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Midi:Ariège (09) | Visited | 27th Feb 2000 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Lovely walk to the dolmen from Mas D'Azil across the top of the cave. Signs suggest there are more here. | 200 | 2 |
| Grotte de Mas D'Azil | Cave or Rock Shelter | France | Midi:Ariège (09) | Visited | 27th Feb 2000 | 5 | Drive south into the lower mountains from Toulouse. Visit St Sulpice, Mas D’Azil, many mountain roads, Foix, Pont du Diable. | 200 | 1 | ||
| Peyralade Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Midi:Tarn (81) | Visited | 19th Mar 2000 | 4 | 3 | 5 | A day driving NE from Toulouse. L’Isle-sur-Tarn, Gaillac, Cordes-sur-Ciel, Vaour, 2 Dolmens, Castelnau-de-Montmiral. The Dolmen de Peyralade, is near to the village of Vaur, Tarn Southwest France. This dolmen is on the top of the plateau which the Aveyron river cuts through in a splendid gorge. | 200 | 3 |
| Saint-Paul Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Midi:Tarn (81) | Couldn't find | 19th Mar 2000 | Drive NE from Toulouse to visit Cordes-sur-Ciel and explore the area. On the way back visit Vaour, and also a quick look for this dolmen marked on the map before a stop at Castelnau-de-Montmiral. I saw nothing obvious from the car, | 200 | 4 | |||
| Montségur museum | Museum | France | Midi:Ariège (09) | Visited | 24th Mar 2000 | 4 | Small museum with lots of items in the village of Montségur below the sacred hill known as Le Pog. | 200 | 24 | ||
| Pierre levée de Picarel | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Languedoc:Aude (11) | Saw from a distance | 26th Mar 2000 | Seen from the road during a drive SE from Toulouse to explore Les Montagnes Noire. Revel, Saissac, Mas Cabardès, Chateaux de Lastours, Gorges de la Clamoux, Dolmens, Mazamet, Toulouse. | 200 | 5 | |||
| Grotte de Bédeilhac | Cave or Rock Shelter | France | Midi:Ariège (09) | Saw from a distance | 2nd Apr 2000 | Drive S through Pyrénées mountains to Andorra. Lots of snow at top of pass. Look at Ax-les-Thermes, Niaux and other caves on way back. A cave of which the entrance is so big, aeroplanes were to have been built within it during the war, and taken off from within. | 200 | 12 | |||
| Grotte de Niaux | Cave or Rock Shelter | France | Midi:Ariège (09) | Visited | 2nd Apr 2000 | 4 | Grotte de Niaux near Tarascon in Ariège. Check out the world famous Niaux caves for a possible visit soon. The main entrance to the fabulous Niaux cave used for visitors is now further up the hillside than it once was. In ancient times, there would have been several lower, smaller entrances. | 200 | 10 | ||
| Grotte de la Petite Caougno | Cave or Rock Shelter | France | Midi:Ariège (09) | Visited | 2nd Apr 2000 | 4 | 5 | Drive S through Pyrénées mountains to Andorra. Lots of snow at top of pass. Look at Ax-les-Thermes, Niaux and other caves on way back, investigating the possibility of a full visit to Niaux.
This is a small cave shelter beside the little road up to the modern Niaux entrance, in which ancient r... Read More |
200 | 11 | |
| Grotte de Lombrives | Cave or Rock Shelter | France | Midi:Ariège (09) | Saw from a distance | 2nd Apr 2000 | Drive S through Pyrénées mountains to Andorra. Lots of snow at top of pass. Look at Ax-les-Thermes, Niaux and other caves on way back, checking out the possibilities of a proper visit. | 200 | 13 | |||
| Grotte de Niaux | Cave or Rock Shelter | France | Midi:Ariège (09) | Visited | 16th Apr 2000 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Full guided visit Grotte de Niaux with Sean. Fabulous. So glad I booked this up last week. | 200 | 15 |
| Carcassonne - La Cité | Ancient Village or Settlement | France | Languedoc:Aude (11) | Visited | 22nd Apr 2000 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Drive from Toulouse to Carcassonne the slow way via Bram. Visit La Cité. | 200 | 20 |
| La Pierre Droite (Peyrolles) | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Languedoc:Aude (11) | Couldn't find | 23rd Apr 2000 | A rainy day exploring in the mountains south of Carcassonne. Drive S to Couiza, Arques, Peyrepertuse, Quéribus. Gorges de Galamus, more castles and driving, to Quillan. Hoped to see this stone from the roadside, but didn't | 200 | 21 | |||
| Montségur | Ancient Village or Settlement | France | Midi:Ariège (09) | Visited | 24th Apr 2000 | 3 | 5 | 3 | A lovely sunny day to explore. Puivert castle. Fontestorbes. Montsegur Castle. Pass de ? closed. Plain de ? Ax-les-Thermes, Col de Portel, scary roads. Mas D’Azil. Toulouse late.
Ancient defended settlement on top of the sacred hill known as The Pog at Montségur in Ariège. Although the m... Read More |
200 | 23 |
| Source de Fontestorbes | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | France | Midi:Ariège (09) | Visited | 24th Apr 2000 | 5 | Lovely sunny day exploring in the Ariege hills. Puivert castle. Fontestorbes intermittent spring fascinating. Montsegur Castle. Pass de ? closed. Plain de ? Ax-les-Thermes, Col de Portel, scary roads. Mas D’Azil. Toulouse late. | 200 | 22 | ||
| Palet de Sanson | Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature | France | Midi:Ariège (09) | Visited | 1st May 2000 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Drive south from Toulouse with the intention of climbing the Pic des Trois Seigneurs, have to stop, too much snow at 2055m. Superb up here. Back via Aulus, Arse, Seix. Strange language spoken out here. On the way down, stop to look at the Dolmen de Sem, also know as Palet de Sanson. A remarkably sit... Read More |
200 | 30 |
| Carcassonne - La Cité | Ancient Village or Settlement | France | Languedoc:Aude (11) | Visited | 13th May 2000 | 5 | 4 | 5 | Dad over to Toulouse for a long weekend. Drive to Carcassonne via Naurouze and the Canal du Midi. Visit La Cité, Castle, Ramparts, Cathedral. Move on to Mirepoix for the night. | 200 | 35 |
| Montségur | Ancient Village or Settlement | France | Midi:Ariège (09) | Visited | 14th May 2000 | Dad over to Toulouse for a long weekend. Explore Mirepoix. Montsegur, Couiza, Rennes-le-Chateau, very strange place. Gorges St George upper Aude valley, Col de Pailleres (2001m). Ax-les-Thermes, Tarascon, Foix, and back to Toulouse. | 200 | 36 | |||
| Le Cercle de Rennes-les-Bains | Stone Circle | France | Languedoc:Aude (11) | Couldn't find | 21st May 2000 | 3 | Visit Rennes-le-Chateau with some of the Americans. Walk into the hills to look for stone circle, but find nothing obvious. | 200 | 41 | ||
| Piquecos tumulus | Chambered Tomb | France | Midi:Tarn-et-Garonne (82) | Couldn't find | 28th May 2000 | Drive north from Toulouse to explore Montauban, Castelsarrasin, Caussade. Had a quick look for these things marked on my map, but found nothing | 200 | 45 | |||
| Autel Druidique de Saint-Jean | Holed Stone | France | Midi:Tarn-et-Garonne (82) | Couldn't find | 28th May 2000 | Drive north from Toulouse to explore Montauban, Castelsarrasin, Caussade. Had a quick look for these things marked on my map, but found nothing | 200 | 46 | |||
| Dolmen Da Cova de l'Alarb | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Languedoc:Pyrénées-Orientales 66 | Visited | 26th Jun 2000 | 3 | Weekend to explore Collioure area. Drive coast road Port Vendres, Banyuls-sur-Mer, Cerbere, into Spain, Portbou, Platja de Garbet to Figueras. Beautiful but slow. Signs to dolmens. Dali Museum brilliant. Back to Collioure through mountains, Argeles-sur-Mer. Look for the dolmens near Collioure, Fairl... Read More |
200 | 51 | ||
| Dolmen dit Collets de Collioure | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Languedoc:Pyrénées-Orientales 66 | Visited | 26th Jun 2000 | 3 | Weekend to explore Collioure area. Drive coast road Port Vendres, Banyuls-sur-Mer, Cerbere, into Spain, Portbou, Platja de Garbet to Figueras. Beautiful but slow. Signs to dolmens. Dali Museum brilliant. Back to Collioure through mountains, Argeles-sur-Mer. Look for the dolmens near Collioure, Fairl... Read More |
200 | 52 | ||
| Grottes et abris préhistoriques de la vallée de la Save | Cave or Rock Shelter | France | Midi:Haute-Garonne (31) | Visited | 22nd Jul 2000 | 4 | 5 | Drive west from Toulouse to explore Gascony. Montmaurin, Mielan, Mirande, Condom, St Puy, Fleurance, Mauvezin, Cologne. Fields of sunflowers, beautiful. An intriguing little road through a gorge with lots of cliff shelters and cave which contained ancient remains. | 200 | 55 | |
| Tourenne Gallo-Roman Villa | Ancient Village or Settlement | France | Midi:Haute-Garonne (31) | Visited | 22nd Jul 2000 | 5 | Drive west from Toulouse to explore Gascony. Montmaurin, Mielan, Mirande, Condom, St Puy, Fleurance, Mauvezin, Cologne. Fields of sunflowers, beautiful. Stopped by this Roman villa, but it was going to take too long for a proper visit, so satisfied myself with a look over the hedge from the car par... Read More |
200 | 56 | ||
| Morrel das Fadas | Passage Grave | France | Languedoc:Aude (11) | Visited | 13th Aug 2000 | 4 | 5 | 4 | Day out from Toulouse to explore Minerve ancient village, Rock tunnels, Morrel das Fadas, St Eugene. On a little hill covered in pines to the south of the D52 road to the northeast of Carcassonne is found the remains of this teriffic allée couverte, the hill of the fairies, said to be the largest i... Read More |
200 | 62 |
| Tombeau de Roland | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Languedoc:Aude (11) | Visited | 13th Aug 2000 | 4 | Drive SE from Toulouse to explore Les Montagnes Noire. Revel, Saissac, Mas Cabardès, Chateaux de Lastours, Gorges de la Clamoux, Dolmens, Pic de Nore, Mazamet, Toulouse. These dolmens were up a steep hillside road from Villeneuve Minervois | 200 | 64 | ||
| Roque Traoucado | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Languedoc:Aude (11) | Visited | 13th Aug 2000 | 4 | Drive SE from Toulouse to explore Les Montagnes Noire. Revel, Saissac, Mas Cabardès, Chateaux de Lastours, Gorges de la Clamoux, Dolmens, Pic de Nore, Mazamet, Toulouse. These dolmens were up a steep hillside road from Villeneuve Minervois | 200 | 63 | ||
| Dolmen de la Jagartière | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Languedoc:Aude (11) | Visited | 13th Aug 2000 | 4 | Drive SE from Toulouse to explore Les Montagnes Noire. Revel, Saissac, Mas Cabardès, Chateaux de Lastours, Gorges de la Clamoux, Dolmens, Pic de Nore, Mazamet, Toulouse. These dolmens were up a steep hillside road from Villeneuve Minervois with a tremendous view | 200 | 65 | ||
| Allée Couverte de Saint-Eugène | Passage Grave | France | Languedoc:Aude (11) | Visited | 13th Aug 2000 | 4 | Day out from Toulouse to explore Minerve ancient village, Rock tunnels, Morrel das Fadas, St Eugene. it was getting late and the roads and map didnt seem to match. I just followed signs to something like fairy hill, and on top of a hill was this amazing site, with a circular walled structure with va... Read More |
200 | 63 | ||
| Bruniquel Cave | Cave or Rock Shelter | France | Midi:Tarn-et-Garonne (82) | Saw from a distance | 27th Aug 2000 | Drive north from Toulouse to explore Bruniquel, Penne, Gorges d’Aveyron, Caussade | 200 | 70 | |||
| Dolmen de Tella | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | Spain | Aragón | Visited | 8th Sep 2000 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Ten days touring and exploring in the Pyrenees. Drive from St-Lary-Soulan through the Tunnel de Bielsa into Spain. Bielsa, Tella, Ainsa, then long way to Torla-Ordesa. this is a magnificently situated dolmen, high up on the mountainside below the village of Tella in the Spanish Pyrenees. A few mil... Read More |
200 | 75 |
| Dolmen du Plo de Laganthe | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Midi:Tarn (81) | Visited | 24th Sep 2000 | 5 | Roadside dolmen visited on a drive SE from Toulouse to explore Les Montagnes Noire. Revel, Saissac, Mas Cabardès, Chateaux de Lastours, Gorges de la Clamoux, Dolmens, Mazamet, Toulouse. | 200 | 85 | ||
| Peyro Clabado | Rock Outcrop | France | Midi:Tarn (81) | Visited | 24th Sep 2000 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Extremely large (780 tonnes) and celebrated balanced rock, in an area abounding with many odd rock shapes to the east of Castres. Some of these have been revered since history began. | 200 | 80 |
| Roc de l'Oie | Rock Outcrop | France | Midi:Tarn (81) | Visited | 24th Sep 2000 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Celebrated rock shaped like a goose, in the Sidobre region to the east of Castres. | 200 | 81 |
| Le Billard | Rock Outcrop | France | Midi:Tarn (81) | Visited | 24th Sep 2000 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Celebrated rock formation thought to represent a billiard ball on the extremely flat billiard table, in the Sidobre region to the east of Castres. | 200 | 83 |
| Les Trois Fromages | Rock Outcrop | France | Midi:Tarn (81) | Visited | 24th Sep 2000 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Celebrated rock formation thought to represent a pile of three cheeses, in the Sidobre region to the east of Castres. There are many sticks and stones thrown onto the top of the rocks, but I cannot at present remember the folklore behind it. | 200 | 82 |
| L'Eléphant | Rock Outcrop | France | Midi:Tarn (81) | Visited | 24th Sep 2000 | 4 | 3 | Celebrated rock formation thought to represent an elephant, in the Sidobre region to the east of Castres. | 200 | 84 | |
| Grotte de Mas D'Azil | Cave or Rock Shelter | France | Midi:Ariège (09) | Visited | 24th Apr 2005 | 5 | A lovely sunny day to explore the Ariege mountains. Puivert castle. Fontestorbes. Montsegur Castle. Pass de ? closed. Plain de ? Ax-les-Thermes, Col de Portel, scary roads. The usual drive through of Mas D’Azil on the way home to impress visitors. Get back to Toulouse late. | 200 | 25 | ||
| Dolmen de Saint-Contignarde | Passage Grave | France | Provence:Bouches-du-Rhône (13) | Couldn't find | 22nd Sep 2005 | I could find no way to this hypogae, as everywhere has lots of big high security fences. | 200 | 201 |