Pierre du Diable (Vitrac)
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The Dolmen Pierre du Diable ( German "Teufelsstein" ) - also with the more common name "Dolmen de Peyrelevade", (e.g. Dolmen de Peyrelevade (Brantôme) or referred to as Griffoul dolmen) is located on a hill east of Vitrac south of Sarlat-la-Canéda in the Dordogne department in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).
The dolmen consists of an approximately 0.8 m thick limestone capstone about 2.5 m long, which rests on two supports about 0.3 m above the ground and has several small bowls ( French cupules ).
Its name comes from an old regional legend.
See also
literature
- Jürgen E. Walkowitz: The megalithic syndrome. European cult sites of the Stone Age (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 36). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2003, ISBN 3-930036-70-3 .
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Coordinates: 44 ° 51 ′ 3.2 ″ N , 1 ° 12 ′ 16.2 ″ E