Théophile Malo Corret de la Tour d'Auvergne was a French officer named by Napoleon as the "first grenadier of France". He was also a celtomaniac antiquarian who introduced the words "dolmen" and "menh
Portrait in the Musée de la Révolution française
Statue of de la Tour d'Auvergne in Carhaix
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A dolmen, or portal tomb, is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table". Most date from the La
Théophile Corret de la Tour d'Auvergne
…June 1800) was a French officer named by Napoleon as the "first grenadier of France". He was also a celtomaniac antiquarian who introduced the words "dolmen" and "menhir" into general archaeological usage. He was the son of a lawyer named Corret, and was certainly baptised and perhaps born at Carhaix-Plouguer…
Poulnabrone dolmen, the Burren, County Clare, Ireland
Dolmens in Amadalavalasa, Andhra Pradesh, India
Dolmen at Ganghwa Island, South Korea
Trethevy Quoit – one of the best-preserved in Cornwall, UK dated to around 3500–2500 BCE