Dolmen Cloup des Périès

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Dolmen Cloup des Périès

The Dolmen Cloup des Périès (also called the dolmen of Ramades ) is located about one kilometer southeast of the village of Grèzes about 16.0 kilometers west of Figeac in the Lot department in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for Neolithic megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).

The dolmen has a single capstone that rests diagonally on two side plates. It is 3.0 meters long, 1.5 meters wide and 0.3 meters thick.

Closer to the village is the Dolmen du Coustalou .

See also

literature

  • Alain Beyneix: Les architectures mégalithiques du département de Lot-et-Garonne. In: Bulletin de la Société préhistorique française. No. 2, Vol. 97, 2000, pp. 239-264.

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Coordinates: 44 ° 37 ′ 1.1 ″  N , 1 ° 49 ′ 39.6 ″  E