Dolmen de la Cova del Misser

Trip No.1  Entry No.1  Date Added: 14th Jun 2026
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen Country: France (Languedoc-Roussillon:Pyrénées-Orientales (66))
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2026. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4

Log Text: You can park at the beginning of the track (just off the asphalt road) and walk. If you drive down be wary of the poor condition of the first, steeply sloping part. You'll then have to park up at the "no entry for cars" sign and walk 200m. Turn left at the track to Cayenne farm, and look in the trees to the right after 50m. We found the GPS co-ordinates slightly off, so if you can't see it try 42.679500, 2.454260.

Dolmen is in reasonably good condition showing signs of care and possibly some restoration. Opening faces south.

La Pedra Dreta (Campoussy)

Trip No.1  Entry No.2  Date Added: 14th Jun 2026
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir) Country: France (Languedoc-Roussillon:Pyrénées-Orientales (66))
Visited: Yes on 6th Jun 2026. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 3

Log Text: The GPS co-ordinates given are accurate. The best way to access it is to park at the top of the track leading to Cova Del Misser. Then walk SE for 100m and look for the track on the left heading north. Note that on the French topo maps this menhir is referred to as La Peyre Drete; also the location on the topo map is not accurate and shows it some 100m north of its actual location. When you arrive you'll see it's surrounded by bushes, some with thorns. If you want to get close a machete may be useful.
In Bruno Marc's book "Dolmens et Menhirs en Languedoc et Roussillon", he claims this is a "false menhir" as the "base of the monolith...is integral to the bedrock". However that did not appear to be the case, as can be seen from the pics I have added. There is clear separation between the menhir and the rocks upon which it stands. Now it may be that the separation is caused by weathering; but there also appear to be discontinuities in the colouring of the rock at the base of the menhir and the foundation stones. I'd expect the colours to be the same if the separating crack was caused by weathering. There are also some indentations that may be peck marks (see pic).
Given the inaccuracy of the location on the French topo map, it's possible that Bruno was looking at the wrong rock. There is no local signage.

Dolmen de Campoussy

Trip No.1  Entry No.3  Date Added: 14th Jun 2026
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen Country: France (Languedoc-Roussillon:Pyrénées-Orientales (66))
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2026. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4

Log Text: The GPS coordinates are accurate; there is also a small sign by the road and a space for parking on the opposite side of the road. Note that on French topo maps this is referred to as "Font de l’Arca", and also has a local nickname (according to Bruno Marc) of "Cabaneta de tres Pèiras". Bruno also reports that there are about forty circular cupules carved into the cap-stone. Do have a look for these if you visit, as I forgot to do so.
Entrance faces south.

There is a small information board next to the dolmen. See pic.

Dolmen de la Cauna del Moro

Trip No.1  Entry No.4  Date Added: 14th Jun 2026
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen Country: France (Languedoc-Roussillon:Pyrénées-Orientales (66))
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2026. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5

Log Text: The GPS co-ordinates are accurate, and you can drive to withing 10m of the dolmen. There is parking space for a single car on the opposite side of the road.
The opening faces south.
Bruno comments that "this dolmen has an unusual plan, in that the chamber seems to follow the the shape of a mis-shapen "q"....however he also mis-names it as Roc de L’Arque, which is in fact 200m to the south.

Dolmen de la Roc de l'Arca

Trip No.1  Entry No.5  Date Added: 14th Jun 2026
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen Country: France (Languedoc-Roussillon:Pyrénées-Orientales (66))
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2026. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3

Log Text: GPS co-ordinates are accurate.
Use the same parking as for Dolmen de la Cauna del Moro and walk 200m along the track south. Then turn left and head up through a disused field of vines. The dolmen is amongst the trees to the right of a small rock face.
This dolmen appears unusually small, with the cap stone little more than a meter across. I wonder if it was for a child.
Note that the name includes the Catalan "arca", Gallicized as "Arque" which means "tomb" or "Coffin". This implies that several centuries ago the dolmens had been recognised as tombs, probably because they were desecrated and the bones found.