Estagel : Old Visigothic cemetery
Pyrénées-OrientalesReference
PA00104022
Latitude
42.7675
Longitude
2.69305
Address
6 Route de Montner 66310 Estagel
Construction era
Haut Moyen Age;5e siècle;6e siècle
Protection date
2005/03/29 : classé MH
Protection cause
Le cimetière barbare (cad. B 3710, 3777, 4445 à 4447, 4473, 4474) : classement par arrêté du 29 mars 2005
Description
Visigoth cemetery dating from the end of the 5th and 6th century AD, comprising more than two hundred burials. It is recognized as an important funeral site in Languedoc-Roussillon and is the only necropolis of the Eastern Pyrenees, with the exception of Tautavel. The arrangement of tombs forms rows with surface arrangements as well as traffic lanes. The burials were covered with Lauzes.
