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<< Our Photo Pages >> Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies) - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Midi:Lot (46)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 6000

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies) Alternative Name: Dolmen de Quetty
Country: France Département: Midi:Lot (46) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Cahors  Nearest Village: Les Junies
Latitude: 44.532700N  Longitude: 1.217100E
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
5

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TheCaptain visited on 22nd May 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 What the hell am I doing here in the campervan ? It’s a road on my map and it starts off as a road with a “circuit des dolmens” sign so of course I followed it. It was very steep to start and lots of hairpin bends so was using first and secod gear only. It has to get better I thought. It levelled out a bit but then the tarmac disappeared. And the trees closed in. And the gravel surface gave way to bare rock and grass and puddles. Nowhere to turn round and go back so thought I’d continue past a bemused looking lady outside her house but still following the “Circuit des Dolmens” signs but in reverse. Of course its raining and misty up here in the clouds. Ah a sign to “Les Trois Pierres”. This is a nice dolmen in a woodland setting lots of little oak trees growing in the rough limestone rock. I was by now hoping for three ! Its about 4 metres long by 1.5 m wide and high with a single capstone remaining in place. The chamber was obviously much longer once and there are traces of its mound.

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4 Access: 3

Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies)
Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies) submitted by theCaptain : This is dolmen in a beautiful woodland setting with lots of little oak trees growing in the rough limestone rock. Is that a basin carved into the top of the capstone ? (Vote or comment on this photo)
This is a nice dolmen in a woodland setting lots of little oak trees growing in the rough limestone rock.

Its about 4 metres long by 1.5 m wide and high with a single capstone remaining in place. The chamber was obviously much longer once and there are traces of its mound.
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Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies)
Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies) submitted by theCaptain : This is dolmen in a beautiful woodland setting with lots of little oak trees growing in the rough limestone rock. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies)
Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies) submitted by regina : Site in Midi:Lot (46) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies)
Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies) submitted by regina (Vote or comment on this photo)

Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies)
Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies) submitted by theCaptain : Lovely dolmen with a single capstone remaining in place. The chamber was obviously much longer once and there are traces of its mound. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies)
Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies) submitted by theCaptain : Remains of a lovely dolmen in a woodland setting. There are remains of something much more, possibly once a double chamber and entry passage.

Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies)
Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies) submitted by johnstone : The back side from a distance, Aug. 29, 2018

Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies)
Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies) submitted by johnstone : View at the back on Aug.29, 2018

Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies)
Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies) submitted by johnstone : The long side with the big support, Aug.29, 2018

Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies)
Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies) submitted by johnstone : Close up of the interior, Aug.29, 2018

Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies)
Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies) submitted by regina : Site in Midi:Lot (46) France

Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies)
Les Trois Pierres (Les Junies) submitted by ocdolmen : Les Trois Pierres dolmen in Lot

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Re: Les Trois Pierres by Quesadillas on Tuesday, 01 March 2011
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AKA Dolmen de Quetty
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Re: Les Trois Pierres by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 19 January 2011
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From my notes, 22 May 2005.

What the hell am I doing here in the campervan? While driving in heavy rain towards Prayssac, I saw a sign pointing uphill along a side road stating “circuit des dolmens”, so of course I followed it. It’s marked as a road on my map and it starts off as a road.

It was very steep to start and lots of hairpin bends so was using first and secod gear only. It has to get better I thought. It levelled out a bit but then the tarmac disappeared. And the trees closed in. And then the gravel surface gave way to bare rock and grass and puddles.

Nowhere to turn round and go back so thought I’d continue on upwards, past a bemused looking lady outside her house but still following the “Circuit des Dolmens” signs but by now in reverse. Of course its raining and misty up here in the clouds.

Ah a sign to “Les Trois Pierres” with a number 3 on it, so I was now hoping for three dolmens to be found up here! This is a nice dolmen in a woodland setting lots of little oak trees growing in the rough limestone rock. Its about 4 metres long by 1.5 m wide and high with a single capstone remaining in place. The chamber was obviously much longer once and there are traces of its mound.
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