Dolmen de l'Etiau
The Dolmen de l'Etiau , (also called "Dolmen de Bourg Dion") is located south of the Loire and the D55 (road), northeast of Coutures in the Maine-et-Loire (49) department in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).
description
In an area called "Les Rochers", west of the hamlet of Etiau, which is rich in natural rock outcrops , is the small installation of the Dolmen angevin type. It appears that the only capstone has been positioned on a naturally formed chamber about 4 × 2 m. But there are several elements that have been added, such as the two-plate entrance area and the end stone.
In the chamber and on stones nearby, there are many grooves that look like they were used to polish blades.
Three small menhirs are located 200 meters north of the Etiau Dolmen. Some are engraved with spirals and serpentines.
See also
literature
- L. Bousrez: Dolmen de l'Éthiau . In: Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d'Anthropologie de Paris 1894, pp. 593-595.
- Bernard Passini, Michel Gruet: La Bajoulière en St-Rémy-la-Varenne (Maine-et-Loire). Fouille et restauration d'un grand «Dolmen Angevin» . In: Revue archéologique de l'ouest 3, 1986, pp. 29-46 ( full text ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Dolmen angevin, is an allée couverte of the Loire type, with a (retracted) trilith portal as an entrance; like the Dolmen de la Pierre Folle in Bournand
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Coordinates: 47 ° 23 '7.7 " N , 0 ° 21' 13.9" W.