Dolmen of Peyco Levado

Dolmen de Peyco Levado

The dolmen of Peyco Levado (also known as the Dolmen of Laramière , Dolmen de Peyre Levade or Borie du Bois ) is located in a small clearing south of the D 55 road between Beauregard and Laramière near Villefranche-de-Rouergue in the Lot department in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for Neolithic megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).

The dolmen is much larger than the average dolmen in Lot. It has an approximately 6.0 × 4.0 meter capstone, which overhangs the low supporting stones on all sides and lies above an approximately 5.0 meter long chamber that is oriented west-east. It lies in the remains of its hill, which may still have the remains of a surrounding stone circle.

On the capstone above the entrance to the chamber there is a large goblet carved into the rock.

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See also

• Dolmen and menhirs of the Midi
• Dolmen in the Lot department

Web links

Commons : Dolmen de la Peyro Levado (Laramière)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Peyco Levado in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
• Dolmen de Peyco Levado on megalithic.co.uk (English)

Coordinates: 44 ° 21 ′ 1.1 ″  N , 1 ° 50 ′ 39.5 ″  E