Saturday, 3 October 2026

Fairy Dolmen near Draguignan in Provence, a megalith of 60 tonnes

Old sepia photograph of a dolmen with a massive slab on upright supports between bare trees, one man standing beneath and another seated at left.

The best-known megalith in France: the 60-tonne Fairy Dolmen near the Provençal town of Draguignan. The limestone slab rests on three pillars; how it was raised into place (around 3,000 BC) is, of course, unknown

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