La Pierre Dialan
La Pierre Dialan (also known as Pierre Dyalan or Pierre Yollan) is a pseudo- dolmen located in the Bois du Nid du Chien (forest) south of Jurques , in the Calvados department in Normandy in France .
The megaliths are located near the zoo and a quartzite sandstone quarry . A monolith weighing several tons, lying like a capstone on four bearing stones, led to the classification as a dolmen. The surrounding rocks form an east-facing row that leads to the capstone. The dolmen has been classified as a monument historique since 1889 . Despite the classification, the authenticity of the dolmen was immediately the subject of controversy. Arcisse de Caumont (1801–1873) was the first to question the authenticity. In 1902, Léon Coutil (1856–1943) also wrote that the stone was a simple block of quartz with a strange name.
In the past, excavations were carried out under the Dialan stone in the hope of finding hidden treasures. However, only half-calcined human bones mixed with animal bones were found. But there were also objects made of cut flint and bronze .
The legend of Gargantua is also associated with this stone, which is also called Pierre de Gargantua.
About 14 km south-east in Périgny is the Pierre de Becquerel known as the dolmen, another pseudodolmen. It is a natural, accidentally formed structure made of stone blocks, reminiscent of a dolmen, as it is known from various regions.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 59 ′ 58.5 " N , 0 ° 44 ′ 15.5" W.