Oppidum du Grand Ranc

En un regard

Le château en bref

The Oppidum du Grand Ranc is a protohistoric site on a hilltop overlooking the Gardon plain, about 800 m west of Boucoiran, in Boucoiran-et-Nozières (Gard). The hilltop was occupied as far back as the Neolithic. The visible remains include stretches of stone walling, traces of a levelled floor, wall fragments and a hearth of fired clay. The early excavations yielded hand-modelled pottery tempered with crushed limestone, calcite and mica, decorated with fluting, incisions and triangular or ruler-edge impressions; fragments of bronze objects; sandstone querns; and a small clay wheel 8.4 cm in diameter, pierced with five holes. The site has been listed as a monument historique by order of 26 January 1990. It is privately owned.