Dolmen du Bardon

The Dolmen du Bardon (also called Pierre Chabrée à Coltines ) is located east of Coltines , northwest of Saint-Flour in the Cantal department in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).

The simple dolmen ( French dolmen simple ) consists of two approximately 2.0 m long supporting stones, an end stone and the approximately 3.0 m long, overhanging ceiling plate.

The dolmen has been classified as a monument historique since 1986 .

Nearby is the dolmen of Touls, also classified as a monument historique .

See also

• Dolmen and menhirs of the Midi

literature

• Henri Masseix: Le dolmen de Touls à Coltines (Cantal). Revue archéologique du center de la France, Vol. 12, No 1, 1973, pp. 63-67.
• Jean-Paul Demoule: La révolution neolithique en France. 2007.

Web links

• Dolmen du Bardon ou Pierre Chabrée in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
• Description and picture (English)

Coordinates: 45 ° 5 ′ 43.1 ″  N , 3 ° 1 ′ 0.1 ″  E