Dolmen de l'Artillou
The Dolmen de l'Artillou (also called Dolmen du Mas de l'Artillou ) is located in a field south of Espédaillac near Figeac in the Lot department in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for Neolithic megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).
It is one of the simple, open "dolmen simple" typical of the Lot department, consisting of only two approximately 4.0 m long, slightly inwardly inclined, lateral supporting stones and the ceiling plate of 4.0 × 2.5 m, during the End stone or a corresponding dry masonry closure is missing, as is the access structure. No remains of the hill have survived either. The northwest-southeast oriented chamber made of limestone slabs is 4.0 m long, 1.8 m wide and 1.5 m high.
The Dolmen Mas de l'Artou 1 + 2 are nearby.
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- Description and pictures (French)
- Description and pictures (English)
Coordinates: 44 ° 36 '56.3 " N , 1 ° 47' 12.5" E