Dolmen des Oeillantes
The Dolmen of Oeillantes (also Dolmen du Bois Communal called) are a closely neighboring Dolmengruppe northeast of Barjac in the Gard in the region Occitan in southern France . The group consists of seven dolmens , of which dolmens 1 and 2 are the best preserved. The remains of the other dolmens are hidden in the oak forests. In France, dolmen is the generic term for Neolithic megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).
- Dolmen 1 or A is the largest dolmen in the Oeillantes group. Its capstone of 3.5 × 2.8 m is inclined and weighs about 5 tons. ( Location )
- Dolmen 2 or B is the second largest dolmen in the group. ( Location )
- Dolmen 3 or C has a collapsed capstone. The 3.0 m long support stone slabs on the side have fallen over. ( Location )
- Dolmen 4 or D. ( location )
- Dolmen 5 or E. ( location )
- Dolmen 7 or G. ( location )
- Dolmen 8 or H. ( location )
Three dolmens from the group were protected as Monument historique in 1889 .
Nearby are the five dolmens of the Déveze group and the three destroyed dolmens of Serre de Fabre .
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
- PA00102973 Groupe de trois dolmens in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Dolmen 1 - Description and picture (English)
- Dolmen 2 - Description and picture (English)
- Dolmen 3 - Description and picture (English)
- Description and picture (French)
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