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Saint-Fort-Sur-Le-Né

Dolmen of Saint-Fort

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Dolmen of Saint-Fort

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    1. Saint-Fort-sur-le-Né – loop

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    November 17, 2022

    This dolmen has an unusual and imposing height of more than 2m high. The crowning table at the top would weigh 40 tons.

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      The hunebed stands on a ledge halfway up the hill.

      The tumulus which covered it has disappeared. This dolmen is of an imposing and unusual height in the region. The deck table rests alone on three perfectly square pillars 2.20 m high. Several orthostats show traces of wear or write-off attempts by stonemasons [ 2 ] . All orthostats are of shell limestone [ 3 ] . The table, in sandstone , measures 5.40 meters long and 4.40 meters wide for a maximum thickness of 0.90  m, it weighs about 40 tons. The room opens to the southeast, the presumed entrance corridor that originally existed has completely disappeared [ 2 ] . The plan of the burial chamber seems to have been dictated by the shape of the deck table, making it a totally atypical dolmen [ 4 ] .

      The dolmen has been emptied a long time ago as it has been listed as such since 1826

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        Elevation 40 m

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        Location: Saint-Fort-Sur-Le-Né, Cognac, New Aquitaine, France

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