Campoussy dolmen
The restored dolmen of Campoussy (also called Dolmen de la Font de l'Arca, Dolmen la Cabaneta des Très Pèiras, Las Tres Peyros or Roc Cornut ) is located southwest of Campoussy , north of Prades in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for Neolithic megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).
It is a "dolmen simple" from the end of the 3rd millennium, the Chalcolithic . It consists of a slightly inclined, approximately round ceiling plate, which is supported by three vertical orthostats . The approximately 1.5 m long, 1.2 to 0.8 m wide trapezoidal chamber is closed in the north by a fourth plate. The grave mound made of pebbles and earth has been completely removed. A straight corridor in the south, which had also disappeared, enabled access.
The ceiling plate carries a multitude of small bowls ( French cupules ) that can be found on many rocks in the region. The largest bowl, about 15.0 cm in diameter, appears to be of natural origin.
Just behind the dolmen are the Roc Cornut (horned rock), a collection of rocks that form a local curiosity.
See also
literature
- Jean Abélanet: Itinéraires mégalithiques: dolmens et rites funéraires en Roussillon et Pyrénées north-catalanes , Canet, Trabucaire, 2011. ISBN 9782849741245
- Jean Clottes: Dolmens et Menhirs du Midi. Edition Loubatiéres, Portet-sur-Garonne 1987, ISBN 2-86266-048-5 , ( Terres du Sud 26).
Web links
- Description, pictures and sketch (French)
- Description and pictures (English)
- Description (French)
Coordinates: 42 ° 42 ′ 14.7 " N , 2 ° 26 ′ 45.9" E