#dolmens

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Michael Flanagan, “The Land of Leys,” 1979

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[mothmiso]

Carnac (2) (3) by Don-Pino

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Dolmen de Burren (Irlanda)

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LÉGENDE | Le souvenir des fées en Angoumois et en Saintonge ➽ https://j.mp/2K4AKIV Les Fées ! Lorsqu’on prononce ces mots merveilleux devant les petits enfants, ils évoquent les belles dames des contes. Tour d’horizon de celles, nombreuses et insaisissables, qui hantèrent l’Angoumois et la Saintonge...

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Over 4000 year old Volkonsky dolmen in Russia completely carved out of one solid boulder and large drill holes nearby... one big mystery!

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What Is A Dolmen?

Dolmens are megalithic monuments found dotted around the Irish landscape. Standing for millennia, they perch majestically on grassy hillsides, on craggy cliffs, on winding roadsides, and even right between modern day homes.

Dolmens are single-chamber megalithic tombs.  Vertical stones usually support a massive flat capstone making the structure resemble a table.

When first built dolmens were typically covered with earth or smaller stones to form a tumulus.  Over the centuries these earthen coverings have weathered away, revealing their spectacular stone “skeletons.”