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Dolmen de les Closes Traditional Cache

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sasolina: Fi de l'equip.

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Hidden : 11/24/2012
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Dolmen de les Closes

 

Es troba poc després de passar la vil·la romana de Vilauba, seguint la carretera de Pujarnol i prenent el trencant de les Closes. 

El van descobrir Miquel Frigola i Mn. Lluís Blanc, l'any 1954. Els anys 1960-1970 va ser excavat i no s'hi va trobar cap mena de resta. Probablement es tracti d'una galeria catalana a la qual falta el corredor. Sembla que amb el pes de la coberta la cambra es va obrir. Les lloses laterals es van substituir per pilars de pedra seca, darrera els quals es van posar, placades, les lloses laterals originals. D'aquesta forma es degué usar com a cabana. Conserva part del túmul. 

Recentment algú va fer-hi foc a dins i la llosa de coberta es va partir. L'any 2005 es va restaurar, enganxant els dos trossos de la coberta i tornant a posar-la al seu lloc. 
 

It is shortly after passing the Roman villa of Vilauba, following the road of Pujarnol and taking the path that leads to les Closes.

Miquel Frigola and Mn. Lluís Blanc discovered the dolmen, in 1954. In 1960-1970 was excavated and was found not any archaeological remains. This is probably a Catalan gallery which lacks the corridor. It seems that the weight of the roof chamber opened. The lateral slabs were replaced by dry stone pillars, behind which were placed, displaced, the original lateral slabs. Thus it must have been used as a cottage. Retains part of the mound.

Recently someone made a fire inside the slab and broke. In 2005 it was recovered, sticking the two pieces of the cover and put it back in place.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fbgn crqerf/ Haqre ebpxf

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)