La Mouthe cave
La Mouthe cave is a cave in Les Eyzies, Arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Access is restricted and requires permission. La Mouthe cave is situated nearby to the peak Rocher de Peine, as well as near the village Sireuil.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in France
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Font-de-Gaume and National Museum of Prehistory.
Font-de-Gaume
Cave
Photo: Traumrune, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Font-de-Gaume is a cave near Les Eyzies in the Dordogne department of south-west France. The cave contains prehistoric polychrome cave paintings and engravings dating to the Magdalenian period. Font-de-Gaume is situated 1¼ km northeast of La Mouthe cave.
National Museum of Prehistory
Museum
Photo: Archaeodontosaurus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Museum of Prehistory is a French institution founded in 1918 by Denis Peyrony in the commune of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac, in the Dordogne. Officially inaugurated on September 30, 1923, it is housed in what was formerly the Château de Tayac, purchased for this purpose by the State in 1913. National Museum of Prehistory is situated 1¼ km northwest of La Mouthe cave.
Cro-Magnon rock shelter
Archaeological site
Photo: 120, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cro-Magnon is an Aurignacian site, located in a rock shelter in the commune of Les Eyzies, Dordogne, southwestern France. Most notably, it is the site of the discovery of anatomically modern human remains, apparently buried at the site, dated to about 28,000 years ago. Cro-Magnon rock shelter is situated 2 km northwest of La Mouthe cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sireuil and Le Bugue.
Sireuil
Village
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sireuil is a village, which is situated 4½ km east of La Mouthe cave.
Le Bugue
Town
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Bugue is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. Le Bugue is situated 7 km west of La Mouthe cave.
Audrix
Village
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Audrix is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Audrix is situated 8 km southwest of La Mouthe cave.
La Mouthe cave
Latitude
44.92477° or 44° 55′ 29″ northLongitude
1.02057° or 1° 1′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8FP3W2FC+W6OpenStreetMap ID
node 3182744661OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q3117201
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“La Mouthe cave” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Cova de la Mouthe”
- Czech: “Jeskyně La Mouthe”
- Dutch: “grotte de la Mouthe”
- French: “grotte de la Mouthe”
- French: “Grotte de la Mouthe”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Balma de la Mota”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Cauna de la Mota”
- Russian: “Ла-Мут”
- Spanish: “Cueva de la mouthe”
- Spanish: “Cueva de la Mouthe”
- Spanish: “Gruta de la Mouthe”
- Spanish: “La Mouthe”
- Swedish: “Grotte de la Mouthe”
- Turkish: “La Mouthe cave”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Canoë 24 and Rocher de Peine.
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