We visit Andorra 3-4 times a year to see friends in Arinsal and walk the mountains. Since our friends are not as ‘stone mad’ as me, I have so far not suggested we go hunting for megaliths. But last weekend I persuaded them that it might be interesting to go looking for dolmens and menhirs [...]

In the XIII century, (some texts say the XII century) La Chapelle de Notre-Dame de Centeilles was built close to the site of a romanesque chapel, or of a Roman villa. Throughout the Middle Ages Centeilles was the centre of a thriving community on the trail between plain and mountain and was the focus of [...]

I have yet to return empty-handed from a day of dolmen-hunting, even if I fail to find anything. The map may say ‘Pierre Droite’ but a tractor or a religion may have removed it. I have searched repeatedly for these, and will continue until I find their ‘presence’ or the reason for their absence. These [...]

Today I set out with this little shopping list : Quarante (village in Minervois-Herault) Vestiges préhistoriques et antiques * Habitats chalcolithiques : Bel Air, Fontanche. * Dolmen de Pech Ménel. * Cromlech de Malviés. * Cachette de fondeur (fin âge du Bronze) à Bellevue. * 35 villas romaines principalement : Pech Ménel, La Massale, Saint-Fréchoux, [...]