Allée couverte de la Hameliniere

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Allée couverte de la Hameliniere
Scheme gallery grave - ( French Allée couverte )

The Allée couverte de la Hameliniere in Chantrigné is located on a meadow on the eastern edge of the village in the Mayenne department in France .

The remains of the chamber, which was restored between 2000 and 2003 by Roger Bouillon, the hill that once covered it has been completely removed, are over 9 m long and 2.0 m wide. Nine bearing stones, which are not placed in pairs, are still on the south and seven on the north. Four large capstones and the end stone are preserved in situ . A relocated capstone lies near the more damaged access part. There is a dividing stone inside the chamber. The gallery grave has been protected since 1932 .

Nearby is the Menhir du Grand Coudray .

literature

  • Pierre-Roland Giot: Circonscription de Rennes In: Gallia Préhistoire, CNRS, Volume 5, no 1, 1962, pp. 187-201 ISSN  0016-4119 .

Web links

Commons : Allée couverte de La Hamelinière  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Entry no. PA00109478 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 48 ° 24 '59.8 "  N , 0 ° 33' 29.5"  W.