Dolmen of the Crousette
The restored Dolmen of Crousette (also known as Dolmen de la Crousette or Dolmen de Védernat ) is located on a hill southwest of the hamlet of Roffiac near Saint-Flour in the Cantal department in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for Neolithic megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).
The east-west-oriented, about 5000 year old small dolmen consists of two orthostats and the ceiling plate. The southern one measures 1.5 × 0.95 × 0.35 m, the northern 1.4 × 1.0 × 0.2 m and the ceiling plate 1.8 × 1.3 × 0.5 m. They come from the local outcrops of dolerite basalt (of the Bouzentés type).
In 2003 archaeological excavations and soundings were carried out to find out the location of the displaced orthostats . This made it possible to discover finds, including heterogeneous ceramic elements, lithic objects and bone fragments.
Nearby are the Loubaresse menhirs . The dolmen of Touls is to the northwest and the dolmen of Mons to the northeast of Saint-Flour.
See also
literature
- Frédéric Surmely: Guide des mégalithes secrets d'Auvergne ; Edition De Borée, 1995.
Web links
- Description and picture (French)
- Description and picture (English)
Coordinates: 45 ° 2 ′ 40.9 ″ N , 3 ° 1 ′ 57 ″ E