Dolmen de la Pierre Blanche
The Dolmen de la Pierre Blanche ( German Dolmen of the White Stone ) is located east of Bessé , on the border with Charmé , in the Charente department in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for Neolithic megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).
It is an Angoumoisin type dolmen that was built between 4500 and 4000 BC. BC originated. The oval capstone is 4.5 m long, almost 4.0 m wide and 1.5 m thick. It rests on two preserved orthostats at one end . The tumulus has been removed.
The dolmen lies on an axis with the four Tusson tumuli and two other ruined dolmens. Nearby are the Tumuli du Bois de Maubaty .
A small bronze figure of Emperor Constantine from around AD 330 was found near the dolmen.
- Dolmen de la Pierre Blanche
The dolmen was classified as a Monument historique in 1930 .
Web links
- Dolmen in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Coordinates: 45 ° 56 '48.8 " N , 0 ° 5' 35.2" E