Loubaresse dolmen
The Loubaresse dolmen is located on the roadside northeast of Le Broc in the south of the Puy-de-Dôme department in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for Neolithic megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ). The dolmen simple was discovered in the last quarter of the 20th century and classified as a monument historique in 1978 .
It is still partly in its 12.7 m wide and 0.82 m high tumulus . The chamber is approximately 2.6 m long, 1.15 m wide and 0.82 m high. It is covered with an outwardly curved capstone, which is smooth on the inside, which is 3.3 m long, 1.76 m wide and 0.6 m thick. All stones are made of basalt .
See also
literature
- Sylvie Amblard: Inventaire des mégalithes de la France , Vol. 8 Puy-de-Dôme , CNRS 1983, ISBN 2-222-03207-5 , p. 40.
- Ulrich Rosenbaum: Auvergne and Massif Central. Cologne 1981, 7th edition 1989 (DuMont Art Travel Guide).
- Jürgen E. Walkowitz: The megalithic syndrome. European cult sites of the Stone Age (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 36). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2003, ISBN 3-930036-70-3 .
Web links
Commons : Dolmen de Loubaresse - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Dolmen de Loubaresse in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Description and picture (English)
Coordinates: 45 ° 30 ′ 42.1 ″ N , 3 ° 15 ′ 33.5 ″ E