Allée couverte of Saint-Eugène
The Allée couverte of Saint-Eugène (also called the great dolmen of Saint-Eugène or the Allée Couverte of Laure Minervois), excavated between 1920 and 1925 , is the third largest megalithic complex in southern France . It dates from the transition from the Copper to the Bronze Age . It is located in a grove of Aleppo pines (Pinus halepensis or maritime pines ) in the municipality of Laure-Minervois , not far from Carcassonne in the Aude department in Languedoc in France .
The gallery grave chamber, which is over 14 meters long and divided into three sections, is located within a low cairn with a diameter of 25 m, which was restored in 1992 and consists of slabs and dry masonry . The entrance is less than two meters wide, while the chamber, divided into two by two side panels, is between three and four meters wide. The chamber consists of eight panels that are completely high and a few lower panels. The panel-free areas, especially on the west side, are made of intermediate masonry. The capstones have not been preserved and the access has been largely destroyed. The restored tumulus consists of rubble stones.
The gallery tomb has been classified as a monument historique since 1931 . Nearby is the Allée couverte from Jappeloup .
See also
literature
- Germain Sicard: Ossuaire de l'Allée couverte de Saint Eugène. 1930
Web links
- The Megalithic Portal
- Monumentum Carte des Monuments Historiques français
- Entry no.PA00102733 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Coordinates: 43 ° 17 ′ 51.4 " N , 2 ° 31 ′ 31.1" E