Dolmen of Sénévaut

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The Dolmen of Sénévaut (also called Dolmen de Senneveau or Sénévault) is located in Senneveau, south of the D 20 and north of Ciron , near Chateauroux in the Indre department in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for Neolithic megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).

The dolmen was discovered in the 19th century by Abbe Voisin, the parish priest of Douadic. The small, irregular oval capstone made of sandstone has a diameter of around 2.8 × 2.45 m and is clearly visible, while the three bearing stones are almost buried. The description of historical monuments from 1889 incorrectly mentions a dolmen and a cromlech , since the circle surrounding the dolmen is of natural origin. In the area lie the remains of eight stones, which are probably stones of the Cromlech.

literature

  • Frédéric Lontcho: Dolmens et menhirs de France , Lacapelle-Marival, Editions Archéologie Nouvelle, coll. “Archéologie Vivante”, 2014, 216 p. ( ISBN 979-10-91458-09-2 ), p. 126

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Coordinates: 46 ° 39 '49.7 "  N , 1 ° 15' 25.9"  E