Rouffignac dolmen
The Dolmen of Rouffignac is located near the villages Rouffignac and Le Valette in the municipality Javerdat in Haute-Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).
The simple dolmen ( French dolmen simple ) has three upright supporting stones, on which about one meter above the ground a capstone of about 2.5 × 2.5 meters rests, which has several bowls ( French cupules ) about 30 mm in diameter.
To the east stands the Arnac menhir , which is around 2.5 m high and is completely covered with bowls.
literature
- Roger Crédot, René Juge, Michel Dominique: Le dolmen de Rouffignac. Commune de Javerdat (Haute-Vienne). In: Bulletin de la Société préhistorique française. Comptes rendus des séances mensuelles 1968 , Volume 65 (1968), No. 2, pp. 50-59. doi : 10.3406 / e.g. 1968.8991
- Pascal Guillerm: Dolmens et Menhirs du Limousin Le Puy Fraud 2019, ISBN 978-2-919545-33-9 p. 34
Web links
Commons : Dolmen by Rouffignac - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Dolmen de Rouffignac in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Description and pictures (English)
Coordinates: 45 ° 58 ′ 36.1 ″ N , 0 ° 57 ′ 41 ″ E