Caves and rock shelters in the Lot

Cave
46330 Saint-Cirq-Lapopie

The Moulin cave in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie is a prehistoric site of the Paleolithic in the Lot, in Occitanie, classified as a historical monument for its underground cavities.

Prehistoric cave
46330 Blars

The Cuzoul des Brassconnies cave, located in Blars in the Lot, is an archaeological site of the Iron Age, known for its hallstattian remains and prehistoric paintings, classified as a historical monument in 1994.

Ornate cave
46330 Cabrerets

The Cantal Cave, located in Cabrerets in the Lot, is a prehistoric cave of the Paleolithic, famous for its Magdalenian rock paintings and its link to the Célé.

Ornate cave
46120 Thémines

The Escabasses Cave, also known as the Viper Cave, is a prehistoric adorned cave located in Themines (Lot, Occitanie), classified as a historical monument in 1968 for its paintings and engravings dated between the Gravettien and the ancient Magdalenian.

Ornate cave
46120 Thémines

The cave of Roucadour, located at Thémines in the Lot, is a prehistoric adorned cave famous for its 495 parietal representations (horses, felines, geometric signs) and its role in the Paleolithic-Neolithic transition (Roucadourian facies).

Ornate cave
46700 Montcabrier

The Pestillac Cave, located in Montcabrier in the Lot, is a prehistoric cave of the final Magdalenian, discovered in 1998 and classified historical monument in 2010.

Ornate cave
46330 Saint Géry-Vers

The Bigourdane Cave, located in Saint-Géry-Vers in Occitanie, is a paleolithic archaeological site with magdalenian rock engravings, not accessible to the public.

Ornate cave
46330 Bouziès

The Christian Cave, or Conduché Cave, is a prehistoric adorned cave located in Bouziès (Lot), classified as a historical monument. It dates from the Middle Magdalenian and houses reindeer representations and reverse V-signs.