Bouéry dolmen
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The Dolmen of Bouéry (also called Pierre levée au bois de Bouéry, Pierre levée de Bouéry or Pierre aux Martres (Martres are fairies)) is located at the end of a cul-de-sac in a clearing in the east of the Bois de Bouéry (forest) southwest of Mailhac-sur -Benaize in the north of the Haute-Vienne department in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for Neolithic megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).
The corner-rounded granite capstone, estimated to weigh 30 tons, has a diameter of around 5.0 meters and is 1.5 m high above five bearing stones, some of which are at a greater distance. Another stone is about 1.0 m away in front of the approximately 4.0 × 3.0 m measuring chamber.
The capstone of the Bouéry dolmen carries around 40 small bowls ( French cupules ), six of which are connected by a Y-shaped groove.
The dolmen has been classified as a monument historique since 1940 .
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Coordinates: 46 ° 17 ′ 32.9 ″ N , 1 ° 18 ′ 18.9 ″ E