Dolmen du Coustalou
The Dolmen du Coustalou is located next to a farm on the southwestern edge of the village of Grèzes , about 16.0 kilometers west of Figeac in the Lot department in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for Neolithic megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).
The capstone of dolmen of pudding stone is broken into two pieces that are on two large side panels. It has a low end stone residue and the chamber is filled with rubble.
The dolmen has been registered as a Monument historique since 1965 .
Nearby is the Cloup des Périès dolmen .
See also
literature
- Alain Beyneix: Les architectures mégalithiques du département de Lot-et-Garonne. In: Bulletin de la Société préhistorique française. No. 2, Vol. 97, 2000, pp. 239-264.
Web links
- Dolmen du Coustalou in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Description and pictures (English)
- Description and pictures (French)
Coordinates: 44 ° 37 ′ 29.8 " N , 1 ° 48 ′ 49.1" E