Pasquiou dolmen
The Pasquiou dolmen, placed under protection in 1966, is located east of Pasquiou and west of Le Vieux-Bourg in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).
Christianized megalithic monument Croix by Pasquiou
The egg-shaped dolmen has a chamber with a wedge-shaped ceiling plate measuring 3.5 × 2.85 m, which rests on the supporting stones of different heights so that its top is horizontal.
About 400 m north of the dolmen is the menhir of Pasquiou , about 750 m southwest of the menhir Croix de Pasquiou . In the wider area you can find:
See also
literature
- Fernand Niel: La Civilization des mégalithes. Éditions Plon, Paris 1970.
- Jean-Claude Papinot, Jean-Pierre Pautreau: Le val de Civaux, des origines à la fin du Moyen âge (= Itinéraires du patrimoine. 307). Geste Editions et al., La Crèche et al. 2005, ISBN 2-8456-1197-8 .
Web links
Commons : Dolmen of Pasquiou - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Dolmen de Pasquiou in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Description and pictures (French)
Coordinates: 48 ° 23 '23 " N , 3 ° 2' 48.5" W.