Megalithic sites of Charente

The Megalithic sites of Charente, France consist mainly of dolmens, while menhirs are rare and few are still standing.

Tumuli and dolmens are often grouped in veritable necropolises (Tusson, Ligné, Fontenille, Luxé, Chenon), and it is well known that almost a third of the monuments recorded in this area were destroyed between the mid-19th and late 20th centuries, mainly as a result of the land consolidation that took place in the 1960s and 1970s.

On the other hand, the persistence of large wooded areas has locally contributed to the preservation of several concentrations of burial mounds.

[1] In the west of the department, several remarkable dolmens are located on the left bank of the Charente (Châteaubernard, Cognac, Saint-Même-les-Carrières, la Boucharderie).

The corridor is made up of slabs or low dry-stone walls (Les Pérottes, Motte de la Jacquille).