Thracian dolmen

The Thracian tomb near village of Plevun (2km) is a megalithic burial facility from V - I century BC. It is built from large split and roughly shaped gneiss slabs that are placed vertically in a prepared excavation on a small natural hill. The dolmen is the last found Thracian megalithic monument and has an unique architecture combining both - elements of the early Iron Age, with reminders of more recent achievements of Hellenism. The Tomb of Plevun has modern for its time plan, typical for the monumental tombs from V - III century BC.

The site has an overall length of 7.5 m and is a rectangular, two-chamber dolmen with dromos, oriented in east - west. It consists of 4 parts: a corridor, camera, entrance and a large burial chamber. The approach to the facility is shaped kind of facade of two vertical curved top plate, leading to the entrance which was closed by a plate. It leads to 2,8 m. long dromos with walls from long vertical plates. The camera is shorter but wider and higher than the dromos. After it there is a thin and short hall, leading to the chamber. The burial chamber has walls from long 2.75 m slabs and floor, covered with large stone slab.

In the pas, the necropolis was used many times, but in the Antiquity it was robbed. The archaeological research were found only fragments of pottery and iron tools.

The Dolmen of Plevun was declared a cultural monument of national importance.