Lancy dolmen

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Lancy dolmen

The Dolmen of Lancy (also Dolmen de Vauluisant ) is located in a small clearing, about 10 meters from the path, in the forest of Lancy, the central part of the forest of Vauluisant, about southwest of Saint-Maurice-aux-Riches-Hommes in the extreme north of the Yonne department in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for Neolithic megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).

Lancy dolmen

description

The simple dolmen ( French dolmen simple ) is about 1.2 m high and 2.7 m long. It consists of a ceiling slab that rests on two supporting stones. He stands in the center of nine stones. The largest is a menhir about 1.6 m high. Two plates lying on the floor are clearly visible. It appears to be the remains of a circular hill edging that surrounded the dolmen.

It has been registered as a Monument historique since 1889 .

The Trainel dolmens are nearby .

Web links

Commons : Dolmen of Lancy  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 48 ° 19 ′ 4.8 ″  N , 3 ° 29 ′ 24.1 ″  E