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 THE FAIRIES DOLMEN |
| Megalithic tomb constructed more than 5000 years ago close-by the village of Pépieux in the Aude department.Dolmen :prehistoric megalithic sepulchre formed by a large unhewn stone resting on two or more unhewn uprights. [Breton, tol, table; men, stone.] Fados :probably Occitan for Fairies. [Fades in Catalan.] | |
| This monument is the largest " corridor " type dolmen tomb in the Midi region of France, it consists of a Megalithic gallery twenty four metres long, divided into
three sections. A corridor of twelve metres, built of pillars and dry stone walling. An antechamber, six metres long with a huge stone table for a roof, estimated to be between nine and ten tonnes in weight. A final cell, separated by a thick stone slab. Also known by the following names: Le dolmen Lo Morrel dos Fados Morrèl de las Fadas - (côteau des Fées) Dolmen de las Fadas It was built around 3,500 years BC by a people called the " Véraza " | |
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