Dolmen de la Pitchoune - Menerbes, Paca, France
N 43° 49.611 E 005° 13.749
31T E 679240 N 4855057
Le dolmen de la Pichone ou dolmen de la Pichoune est un monument funéraire néolithique situé sur la commune de Ménerbes dans le Vaucluse
Waymark Code: WMWDBE
Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Date Posted: 08/18/2017
Views: 8
Type: Dolmen
Parking: N 43° 49.620 E 005° 13.733
Number: 3.00
Size: The dolmen consists of a simple rectangular chamber 2.87 m long by 1.90 m wide. Its height is 1.76 m. It consists of a bedside slab, more than 2 m wide, and side walls made of dry stone. The entrance of the chamber is delimited by two pillars which do not support the cover slab. The left pillar is 72 cm wide and the right pillar is 50 cm wide. They are separated by an opening 82 cm wide. The room is covered with a large single slab of an estimated weight of six tons. The room has an irregular pavement. A short corridor of access to the room would have existed, but there is no trace of it.
Source: Not listed
Purpose: Not listed
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