Solwaster dolmen

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Solwaster pseudo-dolmen

The Dolmen of Solwaster , (also called the great stone of Houssé), is a pseudodolmen south of Solwaster near Spa near the river Statte in the province of Liège in Belgium . It was discovered by Théodore Britte in 1887.

The pseudodolmen is a partially submerged block of quartzite with an incision made by axes or a primitive plow, which is characteristic of the dolmens in Brittany, on the top. After its discovery, important geologists, including G. Dewalque, spoke out in 1888 that this was only a geological phenomenon. In the same year archaeological assessments u. a. that of Baron E. de Loe in the same direction.

Pseudodolmen are known from different regions is Cova d'en Genís , Dolmen von Busnela , Dolmen von Chevresse , Pierre au Rey , La Table des Géants in Reinhardsmunster and L'autel des Druides in Pfaffenheim (both in the department of Haut-Rhin) or Sparossino in Liguria.

song

  • Jean-François Maljean: Le dolmen de Solwaster . 2012

literature

  • G. Dewalque: Le prétendu dolmen de Solwaster . 1888

Web links

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

Coordinates: 50 ° 31 '4.1 "  N , 5 ° 58' 33.3"  E