Lacam de Peyrarines
The cromlechs ( stone circle ) of Lacam de Peyrarines located next to the road near Vigan , on the Causse de Blandas , a nature reserve in the department of Gard in the region Occitan in southern France . The 46 stones form a circle with a diameter of 120 m, a size that is extremely rare in France . The complex probably dates from the Bronze Age .
description
The irregularly shaped stones of the circle are between 0.75 and 1.90 m high and are mostly made of limestone . In the middle there is a menhir with a height of 2.15 m. The monument was restored in 1972, when fallen stones were erected. It is one of only three better preserved megalithic structures of this type in the Gard. The other two are the Lacam de la Rigalderie (30 stones) and the stone circles of Lacam de Rogues. The name Lacam comes from the Occitan language, means "rest", and describes a desert or boggy area.
The menhir
The " Menhir du Serre de la Gleisa " is only a few 100 m northeast of the stone circle. From the D113 (road), shortly after the junction to le Landre, the menhir is easy to see. The huge stone slab rises on a fenced field and reaches a height of over 2.5 m. In the immediate vicinity is the Dolmen du Planas.
The dolmen
The " Dolmen du Planas " is in close proximity to the "Menhir du Serre de la Gleisa" and not far from the stone circle Lacam de Peyrarines. Its construction probably goes back to the late Neolithic (3200–2800 BC). It consists of a huge slab of stone supported by a structure made of dry stone . The floor space of the interior is about three square meters and the chamber height reaches 1.6 m. Its slightly curved entrance lies in a tumulus. His grave goods (ceramics) and some human bones are exhibited in the Cévenol Museum.
See also
literature
- Bruno Marc: Dolmens et Menhirs en Languedoc et Roussillon. 27 Circuits de Découverte Prehistorique . Les Presses du Languedoc, Montpellier 1999, ISBN 2-85998-190-X .
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Coordinates: 43 ° 55 ′ 34 " N , 3 ° 31 ′ 50.5" E