Caixa from Rotllan
The Dolmen Caixa von Rotllan (or, as the Dolmen des Fados Palet de Roland called; ( German "Roland's grave" )) is a Neolithic dolmen in southern France . It lies on the border of the municipalities of Arles-sur-Tech and Montbolo in the Pyrénées-Orientales department . In France, dolmen is the generic term for megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).
The Caixa de Rotllan consists of three upright supporting stones that support a half-rectangular capstone weighing about 5.5 tons and delimit the chamber. As with other dolmens in the Pyrénées-Orientales, access is oriented to the south-east. The complex lies in the remains of a round hill and has been registered as a monument historique since 1889, but has never been excavated.
Nearby is the Castelló dolmen .
See also
literature
- Jean Clottes: Dolmens et Menhirs du Midi . Edition Loubatiéres, Portet-sur-Garonne 1987, ISBN 2-86266-048-5 , ( Terres du Sud 26).
Web links
- Entry no.PA00103962 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Coordinates: 42 ° 28 ′ 52 ″ N , 2 ° 36 ′ 4 ″ E