Rochereil

#1678 among destinations in France

Prehistoric site

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Rochereil is a prehistoric cave near Lisle in the French département Dordogne. Besides around 4000 stone and bone artifacts it contained the tomb of an adult human, the perforated skull of a two-year-old child and fossilized bones of two adolescent individuals. ()

Coordinates: 45°18'8"N, 0°32'7"E

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New AquitaineFrance

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Rochereil – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Château de Bourdeilles, Saint-Victor, Château de Fayolle, Abbatiale Saint-Pierre.

2.9 miNE
Forts and castles, History museum, Museum
Château de Bourdeilles, Bourdeilles
73 min walk • The Château de Bourdeilles is a castle located in the commune of Bourdeilles in the Dordogne département in southwestern France. A castle may have existed at Bourdeilles in the 9th century, but the oldest parts of the current castle date from the early 14th century.
5.4 miSW
Locality
Saint-Victor
139 min walk • Saint-Victor is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
5.3 miS
Forts and castles
Château de Fayolle
137 min walk • The Château de Fayolle is a château in Tocane-Saint-Apre, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
6.9 miNE
Church
Abbatiale Saint-Pierre, Brantôme
177 min walk • The Saint-Pierre de Brantôme abbey, located in Brantôme in the Dordogne department, is an ancient Benedictine abbey founded in 769 by Charlemagne in the diocese of Périgueux. It was suppressed during the Revolution.
7 miNE
Botanical garden
Jardin botanique d'Alaije, Brantôme
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6.9 miNE
45°21'49"N • 0°38'48"E
Ancienne église Notre-Dame, Brantôme
176 min walk • Church
3.6 miSW
Church
St. Magdalene Church, Montagrier
93 min walk • The Sainte-Madeleine church is a Catholic church located in Montagrier, France.
2.8 miW
Church
Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul
72 min walk • The Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church is a Catholic church located in Grand-Brassac, France.
1.3 miNW
Forts and castles
Château de Marouatte
34 min walk • The castle of Marouatte is a French castle located in the commune of Grand-Brassac in the Dordogne department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
4 miNW
Forts and castles
Château de Chapdeuil
103 min walk • The castle of Chapdeuil is a French castle located in the commune of Chapdeuil, in the Dordogne department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
6.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Château de Roumailhac, La Tour-Blanche
157 min walk • The manor of Nanchapt, or manor of Roumailhac, or castle of Roumailhac, or hotel Mérigat, is a French mansion located in the commune of La Tour-Blanche in the department of Dordogne, in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine.