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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: LapeyrièreCountry: France Département: Midi:Lot (46) Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Livernon Nearest Village: Brengues
Latitude: 44.601800N Longitude: 1.821800E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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The dolmen was excavated and restored by Jean Clottes in 1965. Who discovered that the dolmen had been previously excavated several times. Some Chalcolithic material was recovered, along with MBA pottery...it appears the original contents were all but removed in the MBA, then the site was excavated again both in the Roman and later periods. (See Clottes magnificent volume in the series Inventory des Megalithes de France - Vol 5, Clottes 1977)
The capstone measures 4.30m x 2.40m x 0.55m but may have been a lot larger, if the block that lies just behind the dolmen was once actually once part of it, as is thought probable by the excavator. The dolmen faces 139°.
The tumulus which measures about 14m in diameter, is cut on its western side by a drystone wall, against which a further build up of debris (either from the excavations or of rocks cleared from the field) is notable on the southern side.
The dolmen lies on private land and is not accessible from public paths.
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