Dolmen of La Lue
The restored dolmen of La Lue (also known as La Leu) is located at a crossroads west of Berneuil in the Haute-Vienne department in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for Neolithic megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).
The dolmen has an approximately 4.0 × 2.0 m measuring, east-opening chamber made of two long side stones and two smaller stones at the back made of another stone. It is covered by a capstone measuring approximately 5.0 x 4.0 m, which has broken into two pieces. There are traces of a small stone mound.
The dolmen has been registered as a monument historique since 1982 .
The Dolmen of La Borderie is 500 meters away .
literature
- Frédéric Lontcho: Dolmens et menhirs de France. Lacapelle-Marival, Editions Archeologie Nouvelle, coll. "Archéologie Vivante", 2014, ISBN 979-1-09-145809-2 , p. 137.
Web links
Commons : Dolmen de La Lue - collection of images, videos and audio files
Coordinates: 46 ° 4 ′ 8.1 " N , 1 ° 4 ′ 48.4" E