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Grotte ornée dite du Pigeonnier

Domme, Dordogne, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Grotte ornée dite du Pigeonnier (cad. A 383, 386, 429) : classement par arrêté du 27 juin 1983
Protection dates
1983/06/27 : classé MH
Type
grotte ornée
Main period of construction
Paléolithique supérieur
Ownership
propriété privée, propriété d'un établissement public
Lieu-dit
Roc-de-Saint-Front
Commune
Domme
Département
Dordogne
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
44.81163, 1.23077
Mérimée reference
PA00082517

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1785 map "35 Sarlat." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Plusieurs gravures représentent un petit mammouth, une frise de bovidés et d'équidés et un cheval.

English translation

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Several engravings depict a small mammoth, a frieze of bovids and equids, and a horse.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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