Dolmen de la Draille
The Dolmen de la Draille north of Viols-le-Fort in the Hérault department in France is a "dolmen à couloir" of the languedocien type. In France, dolmen is the generic term for Neolithic megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).
Its peculiarity is an approximately 7 m long corridor that leads to a low chamber lined with large stones. The only surviving, imposing capstone is about 5.0 m long and 2.0 m wide and weighs almost 6.0 tons. Its name comes from a former cattle drive.
About 100 meters away is one of the oval dolmens of Cazarils (No. 2).
See also
literature
- Bruno Marc: Fragile témoins de l'âge du bronze: Les tombes ovales. Archéologia 355, 1999, 40-45.
Web links
Commons : Dolmen de la Draille - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Coordinates: 43 ° 45 ′ 19.1 ″ N , 3 ° 42 ′ 24.1 ″ E