
Wednesday 5 September 2007 Approaching the dolmen through woods to the SE of the monastery
Wednesday 5 September 2007 Approaching the dolmen through woods to the SE of the monastery
Wednesday 5 September 2007 Looking east to the dolmen – from a bend in the winding hill road from Lodève
Sunday 17 April 2005 The ‘back’ of La Chaise de César – approaching from the path
Sunday 17 April 2005 La Chaise de César (et La Pouffe de César?)
17 April 2005 Stone arrangement – looked a little like a cist
Sunday 17 April 2005 Only the 2nd most impressive part of what was apparently one large long mound (or tumulus) – NE (I think!) chamber
Sunday 17 April 2005 NE (I think!) chamber with passage – less impressive northern (I think...) chamber on left
Sunday 17 April 2005 Only the 2nd most impressive part – NE (I think!) chamber
Sunday 17 April 2005 NE (I think!) chamber – certainly the 2nd largest part of the monument wherever it is – possibly the largest chamber/capstone....
Sunday 17 April 2005 Second smallest (north?) chamber capstone in foreground, second biggest (NE?!) chamber in background
Sunday 17 April 2005 The second smallest chamber (to the west, I think!) with (comparatively) long narrow passage
Sunday 17 April 2005 The tiny NW (I think!) ‘sub-circular chamber’ (Julian in The Megalithic European) – incredibly narrow passage leading off to bottom left)
Sunday 17 April 2005 The ‘more complicated’ (Julian in The Megalithic European) grave at the SE (I think!)
Sunday 17 April 2005 The first part of the monument(s) you see approaching from the woodland track – the SE (I think!) grave
Sunday 17 April 2005 The first part of the monument(s) you see approaching from the woodland track – the SE (I think!) grave
Sunday 17 April 2005 A group of Kerjean menhirs from the woodland path – they may be harder to spot in high summer when there are more leaves
Sunday 17 April 2005 One of the few groups that I could get a ‘shot’ of without too much vegetation in the way
Sunday 17 April 2005 Approaching from the carpark
Sunday 17 April 2005 Looking back between the rows towards the carpark
Sunday 17 April 2005 Some of the stones in the main alignments are mosters that give their neighbours ‘Les Géants’ a run for their money
Sunday 17 April 2005 ‘Les Géants’ – about the tallest stone – it’s a whopper! (I was just about to get about the wettest I’ve ever been....)
Sunday 17 April 2005 ‘Les Géants’ – ‘table of sacrifice’ or altar stone
Sunday 17 April 2005 ‘Les Géants’ from the ‘far’ end – ‘table of sacrifice’ or altar stone on middle right
Tuesday 12 April 2005 The short path from the road – I think the high ground to my left in the pic could even be the beginnings of the original huge mound
Tuesday 12 April 2005 Passage – insanely (and relatively unusually here) invaded by the farm, one side is now formed by an outhouse wall!
Tuesday 12 April 2005 Massive capstone – each of the broken pieces is huge on its own
Tuesday 12 April 2005 Passage stone – probably the most ‘classic’ carvings here but I had to use flash....
Tuesday 12 April 2005 Carving on chamber stone (I think)
Tuesday 12 April 2005 A magnificent surprise the first time I saw it
Tuesday 12 April 2005 Entrance
Tuesday 12 April 2005 These curved passages seem to occur in several ‘tumulus’-type tombs
Tuesday 12 April 2005 Curiously carved passage (I think) stone
Tuesday 12 April 2005 Carving faintly visible – at least as chalk lines (tut-tut – it wasn’t us!)....
Tuesday 12 April 2005 Chamber
Tuesday 12 April 2005 Nearby ruined tomb
Tuesday 12 April 2005 Nearby ruined tomb
3 June 2005 View from top of talaiot – note El Toro looming and evidence of other ruined talaiots just discernable
3 June 2005The view from the track to St Agusti Vell
3 June 2005 Possible 2nd taula sanctuary – notice ‘mini-taula’ on pillar by enclosure wall