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Musée Fenaille
Date Added: 25th Jun 2012
Site Type: Museum
Country: France (Midi:Aveyron (12))
Visited: Would like to visit
Musée Fenaille submitted by thecaptain on 4th Jul 2005. The Fenaille museum in Rodez, Aveyron, which has the most wonderful collection of statue menhirs from the region.
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Pèira Levada (La Glène)
Date Added: 25th Jun 2012
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Midi:Aveyron (12))
Visited: Would like to visit
Pèira Levada (La Glène) submitted by thecaptain on 22nd Mar 2006. High up on the windswept, sunbaked plateau north of Millau, this is one heck of a big dolmen which has sadly collapsed on one side.
The giant capstone must be 6 metres by 4 metres, sitting on two 4 metre long side slabs, the eastern of which has tipped inwards letting the capstone fall this side. Its backstone has broken, allowing this to happen.
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Tiergues Dolmen
Date Added: 25th Jun 2012
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Midi:Aveyron (12))
Visited: Would like to visit
Tiergues Dolmen submitted by thecaptain on 18th Dec 2005. The lovely Dolmen de Tiergues, in its splendid Aveyron scenery.
This is the southern side view, with strange linear markings on the sideslab.
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Peyralade Dolmen
Date Added: 25th Jun 2012
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Midi:Tarn (81))
Visited: Would like to visit
Peyralade Dolmen submitted by theCaptain on 9th Dec 2010. The large but broken capstone sits high above the ground on top of its two side supports (and 4 additional modern support stones).
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Finelle Dolmen
Date Added: 25th Jun 2012
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Midi:Tarn-et-Garonne (82))
Visited: Would like to visit
Finelle Dolmen submitted by TheCaptain on 6th Nov 2007. A bit to the west along the track running along the southern edge of the airfield, and you soon come to another dolmen.
Its a fairly standard southern French dolmen, with two 4 metre long sideslabs and a backstone between them, topped with a capstone. There is some evidence of a front closing stone.
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Tombe du Géant (Septfonds)
Date Added: 25th Jun 2012
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Midi:Tarn-et-Garonne (82))
Visited: Would like to visit
Tombe du Géant (Septfonds) submitted by thecaptain on 25th Jan 2006. The Tombe du Géant is not easy to find, hidden in woodland near to the farm of Les Tombes to the southeast of Septfonds.
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Combe de Sole Dolmen 2
Date Added: 25th Jun 2012
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Midi:Lot (46))
Visited: Would like to visit
Combe de Sole dolmen 2 submitted by ocdolmen on 5th Jul 2007. Combe de Sole dolmen 2.
its architecture is complete and it has kept a large capstone.
Built along an old sheep way.
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Verdier Petit Dolmen
Date Added: 25th Jun 2012
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Midi:Lot (46))
Visited: Would like to visit
Verdier Petit dolmen submitted by ocdolmen on 1st Jul 2007. Verdier Petit dolmen and me :
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Peyrefit Dolmen
Date Added: 25th Jun 2012
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Midi:Lot (46))
Visited: Would like to visit
Peyrefit dolmen submitted by ocdolmen on 1st Jul 2007. Peyrefit's dolmen is, for me, one of the most beautiful dolmens of the department of the Lot.
Most impressive is the very important thickness of the table in limestone, 1 metre which is in fact the thickest in the region of Quercy.
A big cup is engraved on the top of the capstone.
In the same area, we can also see the very beautiful dolmen of Artillou.
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Dolmen des Carbonnières
Date Added: 25th Jun 2012
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Midi:Lot (46))
Visited: Would like to visit
Dolmen des Carbonnières submitted by ocdolmen on 31st May 2006. Peyri Cardonnieres dolmen, Lot, France (photo Gary Duchez)
GPS: 0395 038 - 4925 929
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Dolmen du Mas de Coti
Date Added: 25th Jun 2012
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Midi:Lot (46))
Visited: Would like to visit
Dolmen du Mas de Coti submitted by ocdolmen on 31st May 2006. Mas de Gobi dolmen, Lot, France.
One of the nicest and more imposant dolmen of Lot.
The capstone is broken in two parts but still in connection : 4.80 m long x 3.20 m wide and 0.35 m thick.
Localisation marked on french IGN map.
GPS : 336 m - 0398 963 - 4912 497.
Discovery in 1967 in the tumulus of several little wisigothic tombs.
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Dolmen du Mas Rastouillet
Date Added: 25th Jun 2012
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Midi:Lot (46))
Visited: Would like to visit
Dolmen du Mas Rastouillet submitted by ocdolmen on 31st May 2006. Dolmen du Mas Rastouillet, Lugagnac, Lot, France
GPS : 286 m x 0399 544 x 4919 585
Capstone : 3.05 m x 2.10 m x 0.45 m.
Nice and complete dolmen situated about 350 metres from Mas de Rastouillet hamlet.
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Noble dolmen
Date Added: 25th Jun 2012
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Midi:Lot (46))
Visited: Would like to visit
Noble dolmen submitted by ocdolmen on 27th Apr 2006. Noble dolmen, Lot, France.
A nice simple dolmen covered by a thick capstone even if a lateral slab is a little sloped.
The tumulus has disappeared corroded by the cultures from the close field.
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Dolmen dit la Pierre Levée (Sauliac-Sur-Célé)
Date Added: 25th Jun 2012
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Midi:Lot (46))
Visited: Would like to visit
Dolmen du Mas de Galdot submitted by ocdolmen on 26th Apr 2006. Dolmen du Pech de Gadal, Lot, France.
Complete dolmen in its tumulus.
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Dolmen des Barrières 2
Date Added: 25th Jun 2012
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Midi:Lot (46))
Visited: Would like to visit
Dolmen des Barrières 2 submitted by thecaptain on 7th Jan 2006. The remains of this nice freestanding dolmen are to be found in a little tended garden like area near to the Barrières farm, to the northwest of the village of Miers in Lot.
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Dolmen dit Peyrebru (Miers)
Date Added: 25th Jun 2012
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Midi:Lot (46))
Visited: Would like to visit
Dolmen dit Peyrebru (Miers) submitted by thecaptain on 5th Jan 2006. Still sitting on top of its mound, 18 metres in diameter, it has a 2.5 by 1.5 metres chamber with a single slanted capstone.
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Dolmen du Champ de Monsieur
Date Added: 25th Jun 2012
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Midi:Lot (46))
Visited: Would like to visit
Dolmen du Champ de Monsieur submitted by thecaptain on 5th Jan 2006. A nice double dolmen which can be found in woodland to the northwest of the village of Padirac, in Lot.
This is the entry to the western of the two dolmen chambers.
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Dolmen de Candare 1
Date Added: 25th Jun 2012
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Midi:Lot (46))
Visited: Would like to visit
Dolmen de Candare 1 submitted by thecaptain on 5th Jan 2006. Tiny little dolmen sitting on the remains of its mound, under a bush just to the south of the road between Miers and Floirac.
Not far from this dolmen is a peculiar, almost spherical black stone which looks most out of place, although I dont seem to have a photograph of it.
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Dolmen de Pech-Lapeyre
Date Added: 25th Jun 2012
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Midi:Lot (46))
Visited: Would like to visit
Dolmen de Pech-Lapeyre submitted by greywether on 4th Jul 2005. This is a photo of a dolmen known in the Lot Inventory as Lac d'Auris. It was signposted from the centre of Limogne-en-Quercy but, I think, simply as "Dolmen". Anyway, the notable thing about Lac d'Auris is the thickness of the capstone - almost 1m and weighing 17 tons. Apparently there is a quarry 300m away with a hole the size of the capstone.
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Grotte de Cougnac
Date Added: 25th Jun 2012
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: France (Midi:Lot (46))
Visited: Would like to visit
Grotte de Cougnac submitted by ocdolmen on 23rd Apr 2006. Cougnac Cave.
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