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We went to France in Summer 2003 and planned to head to Galicia in Spain to look for rock art. However the temperature was so high we didn’t make it as not only us, but our dogs were not coping too well. We managed to find only five burial chambers before heading to the mountains. These were Dolmen de Langault at St Hilaire la Gravelle (see below), Dolmen de la Grotte des Fees at Tours (see below), The Grande Dolmen at Saumur, Dolmens de la Fontaine de Son near Les Trois Montiers and La Bajouliere near St Remy la Varenne | |||
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Dolmen de
Langault On the N10 heading to Tours take a left turn at a roundabout signed to St Hilaire la Gravelle and the small chamber will be seen on the left beside a small layby a short distance down the road. Four small stones about 1m high support a large capstone.
Dolmen de la
Grotte des Fees Take the N138 north from Tours from the St Cyr area of the city and follow the signs for Mettray on a minor road. From Mettray take the minor road heading towards St Antoine du Rocher and after about a mile there is a large white board on the right of the road. This is the back of the sign that has info about burial chambers. Turn right here and follow the track to a parking area and the chamber is beside it in the trees.
This chamber is constructed on slightly higher ground on a low mound. This is a very large chamber and three standing stones remain from a possible circle or outer kerb. Eight large slabs support three huge capstones forming a large chamber with a further antechamber. This is divided by one large transverse stone. One of the supporting slabs has been repaired where it has cracked. The whole site is surrounded by two concentric rings of yew trees making a cool shady spot especially as it was about 37 degrees when we were there.
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