Photos, videos and docs of Martin M. Miles, with the keywords: "dolmen"

Salles-la-Source - Dolmen Pérignagol

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 19:31:24 +0000

The dolmen is located on a small hill north of the runway at Rodez-Marcillac Airport. The chamber has internal dimensions of approximately 4.0 × 2.0 meters. The capstone measures approximately 4.0 × 4.0 meters and protrudes significantly beyond the sides.

Salles-la-Source - Dolmen Pérignagol

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 18:04:12 +0000

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Salles-la-Source - Dolmen Pérignagol

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:53:50 +0000

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La Puech - Dolmen de la Serre

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 21:32:23 +0000

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The Neolithic Dolmen de la Serre is located near Le Puech, a small hamlet close to Goutrens.

La Puech - Dolmen de la Serre

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 21:21:35 +0000

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The Neolithic Dolmen de la Serre is located near Le Puech, a small hamlet close to Goutrens.

Gramat - Dolmen de Bouyé

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:08:24 +0000

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The moss-covered Dolmen de Bouye is located just south of Gramat and is surrounded by ancient trees. A mystical place.

Gramat - Dolmen de Bouyé

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:58:21 +0000

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The moss-covered Dolmen de Bouye is located just south of Gramat and is surrounded by ancient trees. A mystical place.

Assier - Dolmen de Garivals

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 22:52:57 +0000

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The chamber of the Dolmen de Garivals measures approximately 3.0 m × 1.5 m, and the only surviving capstone is approximately 2.3 m long, 2.0 m wide, and 0.3 m thick. It covers only half of the chamber. It rests on two orthostats.

Assier - Dolmen du Bois des Boeufs

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 22:38:37 +0000

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The dolmen in the "Bois des Boeufs" is still almost completely covered by its approximately 20.0-meter-wide round mound. Only the capstone, measuring 3.7 meters long, 2.6 meters wide, and 0.3 meters thick and weighing about 8 tons, protrudes from the surface of the tumulus. This stone rests on two orthostats, each approximately 3.0 meters long and 0.6 meters high.

Assier - Dolmen du Bois des Boeufs

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 21:19:02 +0000

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Livernon - Table de Roux

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 19:46:09 +0000

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The dolmen called the Table de Roux is also known as Pierre de Roux or Dolmen du Rouss, as the stone is slightly reddish.

The capstone of this dolmen is supported by two orthostats, each 4 meters long. The capstone is 3.30 meters long, 2.50 meters wide, and 0.30 meters thick.

Livernon - Table de Roux

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:48:29 +0000

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Livernon - Table de Roux

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:32:30 +0000

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Livernon - Dolmen de la Pierre Martine

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 15:38:47 +0000

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With its large capstone, measuring 7.1 meters in length, an average of 2.3 meters in width, 0.55 meters in thickness, and weighing approximately 22 tons, it is the largest of the "Dolmens du Quercy".

The capstone, furrowed by erosion, rests on two support stones that form the end stones of the chamber. The capstone, which broke in 1948, was reinforced with concrete pillars in 1966. The capstone covers a large space and the chamber located to the west. It is laterally bounded by slabs measuring 4.9 meters and 4.25 meters in length. The dolmen was originally covered by a burial mound measuring 30 by 15 meters, of which almost nothing remains.

About 200 m to the south is the limestone quarry from which the slabs used to build the dolmen were taken. The surface is divided into naturally formed regular rectangles.Vandals left marks inside the dolmen

Livernon - Dolmen de la Pierre Martine

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:02:36 +0000

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With its large capstone, measuring 7.1 meters in length, an average of 2.3 meters in width, 0.55 meters in thickness, and weighing approximately 22 tons, it is the largest of the "Dolmens du Quercy".
The capstone, furrowed by erosion, rests on two support stones that form the end stones of the chamber. The capstone, which broke in 1948, was reinforced with concrete pillars in 1966. The capstone covers a large space and the chamber located to the west. It is laterally bounded by slabs measuring 4.9 meters and 4.25 meters in length. The dolmen was originally covered by a burial mound measuring 30 by 15 meters, of which almost nothing remains.

Vandals left marks inside the dolmen

Livernon - Dolmen de la Pierre Martine

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:04:38 +0000

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With its large capstone, measuring 7.1 meters in length, an average of 2.3 meters in width, 0.55 meters in thickness, and weighing approximately 22 tons, it is the largest of the "Dolmens du Quercy".
The capstone, furrowed by erosion, rests on two support stones that form the end stones of the chamber. The capstone, which broke in 1948, was reinforced with concrete pillars in 1966. The capstone covers a large space and the chamber located to the west. It is laterally bounded by slabs measuring 4.9 meters and 4.25 meters in length. The dolmen was originally covered by a burial mound measuring 30 by 15 meters, of which almost nothing remains.

Vandals left marks inside the dolmen

Livernon - Dolmen de la Pierre Martine

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:52:15 +0000

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With its large capstone, measuring 7.1 meters in length, an average of 2.3 meters in width, 0.55 meters in thickness, and weighing approximately 22 tons, it is the largest of the "Dolmens du Quercy",
The capstone, furrowed by erosion, rests on two support stones that form the end stones of the chamber. The capstone, which broke in 1948, was reinforced with concrete pillars in 1966. The capstone covers a large space and the chamber located to the west. It is laterally bounded by slabs measuring 4.9 meters and 4.25 meters in length. The dolmen was originally covered by a burial mound measuring 30 by 15 meters, of which almost nothing remains.

Livernon - Dolmen de la Pierre Martine

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 22:42:11 +0000

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Marcilhac sur Cele - Dolmen de Combes-Hautes

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 22:14:56 +0000

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The Dolmen de Combes-Hautes is loacted just two kilometers north of Marcilhac sur Cele.

Lentillac-du-Causse - Pierre Levée

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 13:44:27 +0000

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I had learned that this region has the highest density of prehistoric dolmens in all of France.

The dolmen called La Pierre-Levée (also known as Peyrelevade) was excavated in the early 19th century by Jacques-Antoine Delpon. Delpon was a lawyer and archaeologist and collaborated with the Champollion brothers.

During excavations of the mound in 1958, pottery fragments from the Bronze Age were discovered.