Allée couverte du Chêne hat
The Allée couverte du Chêne-Hut (locally also called Grotte aux Fées ) is located in the hamlet of La Hauteville, northeast of Lamballe in the east of the Côtes-d'Armor department in France .
The approximately 11.0 m long, 1.5 m wide and 1.0 m high average gallery grave is eleven sidestones from Gabbro limited. Two capstones are still in situ , two others are nearby. The gallery grave was still intact in 1873. Since then, panels have been removed to repair the Lamballe to Plancoët road and it has partially collapsed.
The gallery grave was excavated in 1845 and 1873. During the excavation of 1873 by Dr. Douillet found polished axes , flint blades , two polished stone beads and pottery.
The fairy Morgan le Fay is associated with the monument, hence the nickname Grotte-aux-Fées .
The gallery tomb has been classified as a monument historique since 1963 .
See also
literature
- Jacques Briard : Mégalithes de Bretagne. Ouest-France, Rennes 1987, ISBN 2-7373-0119-X .
Web links
- Allée couverte du Chêne-Hut in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Description and pictures (English)
- Description and picture (French)
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Coordinates: 48 ° 29 '49.1 " N , 2 ° 27' 29.1" W.