Featured: Friendly specialist tours to ancient, mystical and historical sites in the UK and beyond

Friendly specialist tours to ancient, mystical and historical sites in the UK and beyond

Stone Circles, a Modern Builder's Guide to the Megalithic Revival

Stone Circles, a Modern Builder's Guide to the Megalithic Revival

Who's Online

There are currently, 133 guests and 0 members online.

You are a guest. To join in, please register for free by clicking here

Sponsors

<< Our Photo Pages >> Peyralade Dolmen - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Midi:Tarn (81)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 6705

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Peyralade Dolmen Alternative Name: Peyrelevade dolmen, Dolmen de Vaour
Country: France Département: Midi:Tarn (81) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Gaillac  Nearest Village: Vaour
Latitude: 44.089650N  Longitude: 1.805689E
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
5 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

Internal Links:
External Links:

I have visited· I would like to visit

DrewParsons would like to visit

johnstone visited on 4th Sep 2018 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5

johnstone visited on 23rd Jun 2006 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5

TheCaptain visited on 2nd Sep 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5 This dolmen is easily found, as it stands on a traffic island at the junction of the D.5 and D.91 roads a couple of kilometres to the north of the village of Vaour, on the high plateau to the south of the river Aveyron, and is signposted from several kilometres away. The large but broken 5 metres by 3 metres capstone sits high above the ground on top of its two side supports (and 4 additional modern support stones) covering a chamber 4 m by 2 m oriented towards the southeast at 135°. Traces of the mound which once covered this dolmen are still visible although now well spread out. Although this dolmen has lots to recommend it, in its size and high position with splendid views, it unfortunately sits at a fairly busy road junction, and the modern support stones are perhaps a little too obvious.

TheCaptain visited on 19th Mar 2000 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5 A day driving NE from Toulouse. L’Isle-sur-Tarn, Gaillac, Cordes-sur-Ciel, Vaour, 2 Dolmens, Castelnau-de-Montmiral. The Dolmen de Peyralade, is near to the village of Vaur, Tarn Southwest France. This dolmen is on the top of the plateau which the Aveyron river cuts through in a splendid gorge.



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 3 Access: 5

Peyralade Dolmen
Peyralade Dolmen submitted by theCaptain : The large but broken capstone sits high above the ground on top of its two side supports (and 4 additional modern support stones). (Vote or comment on this photo)
This dolmen is easily found, as it stands on a traffic island at the junction of the D.5 and D.91 roads a couple of kilometres to the north of the village of Vaour. It stands on the high plateau to the south of the river Aveyron which cuts through it in a splendid gorge, and is signposted from several kilometres away.

The large but broken 5 metres by 3 metres capstone sits high above the ground on top of its two side supports (and 4 additional modern support stones) covering a chamber 4 m by 2 m oriented towards the southeast at 135°. Traces of the mound which once covered this dolmen are still visible although now well spread out.

Although this dolmen has lots to recommend it, in its size and high position with splendid views, it unfortunately sits at a fairly busy road junction, and the modern support stones are perhaps a little too obvious.

Base Mérimée (Historic Monument)
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.


Peyralade Dolmen
Peyralade Dolmen submitted by theCaptain : The large but broken capstone sits high above the ground on top of its two side supports (and 4 additional modern support stones). Traces of the mound which once covered this dolmen are still visible although now well spread out. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Peyralade Dolmen
Peyralade Dolmen submitted by thecaptain : The Dolmen de Peyralade, near to the village of Vaur, Tarn Southwest France. This dolmen is on the top of the plateau which the Aveyron river cuts through in a splendid gorge. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Peyralade Dolmen
Peyralade Dolmen submitted by Flickr : Dolmen dit Peyrelevade with veteran car. Plaques de Déjean Vayssié Vaour. Tarn. Notice the split orthostate with a bicycle leaning between. Image posted by AJ Mitchell (Andrew Mitchell), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Peyralade Dolmen
Peyralade Dolmen submitted by theCaptain : Although this dolmen has lots to recommend it, in its size and high position with splendid views, it unfortunately sits at a fairly busy road junction, and the modern support stones are perhaps a little too obvious. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Peyralade Dolmen
Peyralade Dolmen submitted by theCaptain : This dolmen is easily found, as it stands on a traffic island at the junction of the D.5 and D.91 roads a couple of kilometres to the north of the village of Vaour. It stands on the high plateau to the south of the river Aveyron which cuts through it in a splendid gorge.

Peyralade Dolmen
Peyralade Dolmen submitted by theCaptain : The large but broken capstone sits high above the ground on top of its two side supports (and 4 additional modern support stones).

Peyralade Dolmen
Peyralade Dolmen submitted by FleaMarket : Postcard from about 1910. Dolmen in Midi:Tarn D81 (3 comments)

Peyralade Dolmen
Peyralade Dolmen submitted by johnstone : View from the north, Sep.4, 2018

Peyralade Dolmen
Peyralade Dolmen submitted by johnstone : The western side on Sep.4, 2018

Peyralade Dolmen
Peyralade Dolmen submitted by johnstone : The southern side, Sep.4, 2018

Peyralade Dolmen
Peyralade Dolmen submitted by johnstone : Looking into the chamber from the south, Sep.4, 2018

Peyralade Dolmen
Peyralade Dolmen submitted by johnstone : Close up of the broken capstone, Sep.4, 2018

Peyralade Dolmen
Peyralade Dolmen submitted by johnstone : Inside view, solid support on both sides, seen from the north, Sep.4, 2018

Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Click here to see more info for this site

Nearby sites

Click here to view sites on an interactive map of the area

Key: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed

Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)

To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.


Turn off the page maps and other distractions

Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
 2.4km SSW 208° Alignement des Grèzes* Stone Row / Alignment
 2.6km NE 39° Dolmen de Peyroseco* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 3.4km WNW 304° Dolmen de Gabach* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 3.7km NW 313° Dolmen de Cante Sigale 1* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 3.7km NW 309° Dolmen de Cante Sigale 2* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 3.8km NW 324° Dolmen d'Al Roux* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 4.1km E 85° Ciste de Rivet 2* Cist
 4.1km E 85° Ciste de Rivet 1 * Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 4.2km W 280° Dolmen de Martres de Bel-Air* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 4.6km E 90° Dolmen de Saladis* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 4.6km NW 312° Dolmen de Clausel* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 4.9km ESE 114° Dolmen des Teulières* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 5.0km NNW 344° Dolmen de Pech de Jouan* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 5.3km S 190° Ciste de La Fage* Cist
 5.3km S 190° Dolmen de La Fage* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 5.3km W 270° Dolmen de Suquets* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 5.6km NE 54° Dolmen de Grézelles* Cist
 6.5km S 180° Dolmen des Cabanes* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 6.7km W 267° Dolmen des Alberts* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 7.0km ENE 71° Dolmen du Roc de la Vierge* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 7.1km W 276° Ciste de Puech Moureau* Cist
 7.7km WSW 238° Ciste de la Jasse n°2* Cist
 7.7km WSW 239° Dolmen des Jasses * Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 7.7km SE 126° Dolmen de la Gazelle* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 7.9km WNW 282° Dolmen de la Devèze de Barsalès* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
View more nearby sites and additional images

<< Pierre Levée (Châteaubernard)

Dolmen de Carcuignau 3 >>

Please add your thoughts on this site

Britain's Oldest Art: The Ice Age Cave Art of Creswell Crag

Britain's Oldest Art: The Ice Age Cave Art of Creswell Crag

Sponsors

Auto-Translation (Google)

Translate from English into:

"Peyralade Dolmen" | Login/Create an Account | 3 News and Comments
  
Go back to top of page    Comments are owned by the poster. We aren't responsible for their content.
Re: Peyralade Dolmen by TheCaptain on Thursday, 09 December 2010
(User Info | Send a Message)
The nearby village of Vaour is quite an interesting place to spend a while looking round. Not least for its Commanderie des Templiers, and its "duality" people.


View Larger Map
[ Reply to This ]

Re: Peyralade Dolmen by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 08 December 2010
(User Info | Send a Message)
[ Reply to This ]

Your Name: Anonymous [ Register Now ]
Subject:


Add your comment or contribution to this page. Spam or offensive posts are deleted immediately, don't even bother

<<< What is five plus one as a number? (Please type the answer to this question in the little box on the left)
You can also embed videos and other things. For Youtube please copy and paste the 'embed code'.
For Google Street View please include Street View in the text.
Create a web link like this: <a href="https://www.megalithic.co.uk">This is a link</a>  

Allowed HTML is:
<p> <b> <i> <a> <img> <em> <br> <strong> <blockquote> <tt> <li> <ol> <ul> <object> <param> <embed> <iframe>

We would like to know more about this location. Please feel free to add a brief description and any relevant information in your own language.
Wir möchten mehr über diese Stätte erfahren. Bitte zögern Sie nicht, eine kurze Beschreibung und relevante Informationen in Deutsch hinzuzufügen.
Nous aimerions en savoir encore un peu sur les lieux. S'il vous plaît n'hesitez pas à ajouter une courte description et tous les renseignements pertinents dans votre propre langue.
Quisieramos informarnos un poco más de las lugares. No dude en añadir una breve descripción y otros datos relevantes en su propio idioma.