Allée couverte by Jappeloup
The Allée couverte of Jappeloup (also called Jappeloup Dolmen) is a French gallery grave . It is located east of Trausse near Carcassonne in the north of the Aude department , Occitania region .
The classic Allée couverte is more massive than the smaller ones in the area, but not as complex as the Saint Eugène complex in the Laure valley, just a few kilometers away . The long rectangular chamber made of 13 partially collapsed supporting stones, all of which are missing ceiling tiles, has a chamber divided by a half stone and on the south side, coaxial, a rectangular core hole as access, half of which is cut off.
The interior is about 4 m long, 2.5 m wide and filled with rubble. The dolmen is still partially surrounded on three sides by the stone mound.
There is a record that the site was thoroughly examined in the late 18th century and that all finds can be found in a museum owned by the owner.
The nearby, heavily disturbed dolmens of Bel-Soleil are megalithic systems north of Félines-Minervois near Carcassonne in the north of the Hérault department .
See also
literature
- Germain Sicard: Essai sur les Monuments mégalithiques du département de l'Aude In: Bulletin de la Société préhistorique française 26/10, 1929, pp. 436–454, [doi: https://doi.org/10.3406/bspf.1929.6758 ].
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Correct page number for the entire article 499–509, contains no reference to the gallery grave of Jappeloup
Coordinates: 43 ° 19 ′ 39 " N , 2 ° 34 ′ 59.9" E