Pierre couverte de la Planche
The dolmen Pierre couverte de la Planche (also called La Pierre Couverte du Gué au Poirier) is located west of Broc near La Flèche in the Maine-et-Loire department in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).
It is a small simple dolmen ( French dolmen simple ) made of limestone and sandstone with a length of 2.65 m. The chamber is delimited on the north and south sides by two orthostats and covered by a round capstone about 2.0 m in diameter. The rest of the tumulus is still visible.
The dolmen was excavated in 1872 by M. de la Pouze, who found fragments of bones, pottery, and ash and charcoal.
According to a local legend, the dolmen houses a forge where the fairies make their tools at night.
The dolmen was registered as a Monument historique in 1983 .
To the south of Broc, in Chalonnes-sous-le-Lude, lies the Bareil dolmen and to the southeast of Broc is the Chantepierre dolmen.
See also
literature
- Michel Gruet: Mégalithes en Anjou, Cheminements, 2005. (1re éd. 1967, actualization de Charles-Tanguy Le Roux), ISBN 284478397X
Coordinates: 47 ° 34 ′ 48.2 " N , 0 ° 9 ′ 11.3" E