Caillère dolmen

Caillère dolmen

The dolmen of Caillère (also called dolmen of Montsabert) is located next to the mansion of Caillère, which gives it its name, in Montsabert, north of Coutures , near Angers in the Maine-et-Loire department in France .

Distribution map of dolmen in Maine-et-Loire - preserved structures are green

In France, dolmen is the generic term for megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ). The approximately 3.5 m long simple dolmen ( French dolmen simple ) has four large bearing stones and a cap stone. The lower interior can be reached via three steps. What looks like a window is the strongly eccentric entrance.

Nearby is Montsabert Castle .

See also

• Dolmen in the Maine-et-Loire department

literature

• Fernand Niel: La Civilization des mégalithes. Editions Plon, 1970

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Coordinates: 47 ° 22 '32.6 "  N , 0 ° 21' 8.4"  W.