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<< Our Photo Pages >> Puy de Bon Temps Dolmen - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Aquitaine:Dordogne (24)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 6158

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Puy de Bon Temps Dolmen Alternative Name: Peyrelevade de la Prunerède, Dolmen de Peyra Levada, Piera Levado (Puits de Bontemps)
Country: France Département: Aquitaine:Dordogne (24) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Périgueux  Nearest Village: Limeyrat
Latitude: 45.185000N  Longitude: 1.002700E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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johnstone visited on 30th Jun 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4

TheCaptain visited on 20th May 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 This dolmen can be found about a kilometre walk up a forest track from the D68 between Ajat and Cubjac just north of where it passes under the new motorway and opposite a quarry entrance. It is just about signposted from the road but they are very easy to miss and when the track gets to the top of the hill you need to turn left and then left again. The dolmen is all a bit of a jumble with many of the stones fallen and broken but the main part of the capstone about 3 by 2 metres in size is still there in position although held up by what I can only assume are roof timbers from some old building. Just beside the dolmen is one of the cute little drystone beehive shelters (Gariotte?) that they have round here (and you can buy guide books and coffee table picture books of). Its in excellent condition with a terrific roof all covered in moss. I assume its been made using stone from the cairn for the dolmen although there is no shortage of stone round here.

alchemille visited - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Easy to find following the D68. lots of stone heaps all around, maybe the area was a necropole.

paulcall have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.67 Ambience: 4.33 Access: 3.67

Puy de Bon Temps dolmen
Puy de Bon Temps dolmen submitted by ocdolmen : Puy de Bon Temps dolmen (also called Peyrelevade de la Prunerède dolmen), near Périgueux, Dordogne, France (Vote or comment on this photo)
This dolmen can be found about a kilometre walk up a forest track from the D68 between Ajat and Cubjac just north of where it passes under the new motorway and opposite a quarry entrance. It is just about signposted from the road but they are very easy to miss and when the track gets to the top of the hill you need to turn left and then left again.

The dolmen is all a bit of a jumble with many of the stones fallen and broken but the main part of the capstone about 3 by 2 metres in size is still there in position although held up by what I can only assume are roof timbers from some old building.

Just beside the dolmen is one of the cute little drystone beehive shelters (Gariotte?) that they have round here (and you can buy guide books and coffee table picture books of). Its in excellent condition with a terrific roof all covered in moss. I assume its been made using stone from the cairn for the dolmen although there is no shortage of stone round here.

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Puy de Bon Temps Dolmen
Puy de Bon Temps Dolmen submitted by LaDragonne : 2 mini menhirs énergétisants sur le chemin du hameau de Bontemps, en partie haute. Le second se devine à 30m. À vous de les trouver! Site in Aquitaine: Dordogne (24) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Puy de Bon Temps Dolmen
Puy de Bon Temps Dolmen submitted by johnstone : Information panel, June 30, 2015 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Puy de Bon Temps Dolmen
Puy de Bon Temps Dolmen submitted by johnstone : Take a look in the chamber, June 30, 2015 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Puy de Bon Temps Dolmen
Puy de Bon Temps Dolmen submitted by johnstone : Nice wooden sign there, June 30, 2015 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Puy de Bon Temps dolmen submitted by alchemille : PEYRELEVADE DU PUY DE BONTEMPS. Limeyrat. Dordogne. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Puy de Bon Temps dolmen
Puy de Bon Temps dolmen submitted by TheCaptain : The dolmen is all a bit of a jumble with many of the stones fallen and broken but the main part of the capstone is still there in position although held up by what I can only assume are roof timbers from some old building.

Puy de Bon Temps dolmen
Puy de Bon Temps dolmen submitted by TheCaptain : Just beside the dolmen is one of the cute little drystone beehive shelters (Gariotte?) that they have round here (and you can buy guide books and coffee table picture books of). Its in excellent condition with a terrific roof all covered in moss.

Puy de Bon Temps dolmen
Puy de Bon Temps dolmen submitted by TheCaptain (1 comment)

Puy de Bon Temps dolmen
Puy de Bon Temps dolmen submitted by TheCaptain : The dolmen is all a bit of a jumble with many of the stones fallen and broken but the main part of the capstone is still there in position although held up by what I can only assume are roof timbers from some old building.

Puy de Bon Temps dolmen
Puy de Bon Temps dolmen submitted by paulcall : Some of the nearby boulders have been used to build a circular hut immediately beside the dolmen, which is used as a wood store.

Puy de Bon Temps dolmen
Puy de Bon Temps dolmen submitted by paulcall : There is a large pile of small boulders by the dolmen, which may have been part of the original covering mound.

Puy de Bon Temps dolmen
Puy de Bon Temps dolmen submitted by paulcall : The capstone is supported by several large wooden beams and blocks.

Puy de Bon Temps dolmen
Puy de Bon Temps dolmen submitted by paulcall : This dolmen is signposted from the D68, but the sign is only visible when travelling south down the road towards Ajat. I missed the sign, and approached the dolmen from the other end of the track and ended up walking about 1 Km instead of a few metres!

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Re: Puy de Bon Temps Dolmen by LaDragonne on Saturday, 02 March 2024
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Il semble que ce fût un dolmen Angoumoisin….
Pour remonter le moral, après le spectacle désolant de voir l'état d'abandon du chantier, deux pierres blanches sur le chemin montant à Peyrelevade en venant de Bontemps sont particulièrement énergétiques, comme des menhirs de poche !
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