Dolmen du Mas d'Arjac

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Dolmen 1 du Mas d'Arjac

The Dolmen du Mas d'Arjac are located east of Cabrerets near Cahors in the Lot department in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for Neolithic megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).

Dolmen No. 1

The dolmen at the foot of the Pech del Cayre is also called the dolmen of Pech del Cayre or of Pech of Alcayre ( location coordinates: 44 ° 30 ′ 10 ″  N , 1 ° 40 ′ 29 ″  E ). Its round hill with a diameter of about 21.0 meters has been preserved. Panel dimensions:

  • Orthostat right 3.0 × 1.3 × 0.15 m
  • Orthostat left 3.0 × 1.3 × 0.15 m (broken)
  • End stone 1.15 × 0.50 × 0.15 m
  • Capstone 3.15 × 2.85 × 0.35 m

The weight of the capstone, which covers an area of ​​approximately 9.0 m², is estimated at 6.5 tons. Dolmen No. 1 has been listed as a Monument historique since 1966 .

Dolmen No. 2

The dolmen is on the left side of the forest path, in the direction of Pech del Cayre, about a hundred meters before Dolmen 1. Its condition is rather critical. The capstone is missing and the two orthostats are badly damaged in their upper part, which protrudes from the ground. The burial chamber is almost filled with stones. Panel dimensions:

  • Orthostat right 2.3 × 0.6 × 0.25 m
  • Orthostat left 2.0 × 0.7 × 0.3 m
  • End stone 0.8 × 0.5 × 0.1 m

Dolmen No. 3

The dolmen was located near the ridge but was destroyed during the reforestation. Its properties are known thanks to Jean Clottes. The tumulus was about 12 meters in diameter. Panel dimensions:

  • Orthostat right 2.0 × 1.0 × 0.15 m (broken)
  • Orthostat left 2.35 × 1.2 × 0.25 m
  • End stone 0.85 × 0.7 × 0.15 m

Nearby are the cave of Pech Merle and the menhir and dolmen of Quatre Routes (Cabrerets)

See also

literature

  • Alain Beyneix: Les architectures mégalithiques du département de Lot-et-Garonne. In: Bulletin de la Société préhistorique française , no 2, tome 97, 2000, pp. 239-264.
  • Jean Clottes: Inventaire des mégalithes de la France, 5 lot. Supplément à Gallia préhistoire, Éditions du CNRS, 1977, p. 552. ISBN 978-2-222-01945-9

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