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THE CHAM OF BOUDONS MENHIRS


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The Cham des Bondons,(Chamber or House of Boudons) is located in the Cévennes National Park, between Languedoc Roussillon and Auvergne in the Mountains of the South of France. There are at least 150 menhirs and 30 burial mounds that make up the Chams. This gives the Chams of Boudons the priviledge of being the second largest megalithic concentration in Europe after that of Carnac which is also in Brittany.



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THE CHAM OF BOUDONS MENHIRS


The huge menhirs are composed of granite and stand on a limestone plateau. At least 4000 years ago, these heavy granite stones were transported many kilometres and then planted here, on this area of limestone. The Cham of Les Bondons is a limestone plateau of about 6 miles (10km)and an altitude of 4000 feet.(1200m) spreading at the foot of the Mount Lozere. It is speculated that the menhirs may have been erected during the late Neolithic and the early Bronze Age.



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Resources Photos and Credits:
Les Boudons: Cervennes
Les Cham Des Boudons
Les Boudons-Wiki.fr
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Posted Apr 20, 2008 - 20:15 , Last Edited: Apr 30, 2008 - 19:03











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