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Dolmen de Mont-Benault

Name: Dolmen de Mont-Benault
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Location: Beaulieu-Sur-Layon, Angers, Pays de la Loire, France

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1. Dolmen de Mont-Benault loop from Rablay-sur-Layon

15.2km

04:01

130m

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2. Dolmen de Mont-Benault – Saint Martin Fountain loop from Faye-d'Anjou

16.9km

04:28

160m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Dolmen de Mont-Benault loop from Beaulieu-sur-Layon

8.98km

02:23

90m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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August 29, 2024

A surprising archaeological vestige: the Dolmen de la Pierre Couverte de Mont-Benault.

The latter takes its name from the place located nearby but is also called the dolmen of Loncheneau.

It is located in the hamlet of Mont-Benault, on the edge of the departmental road 55, going from Baulieu sur Layon to La Faye d'Anjou.

According to local legend, this dolmen was built during prehistory on a telluric zone sheltering an underground spring. However, it is difficult to know what its purpose was. Was it a funeral site or a simple shelter?

It is made up of five large local stones, each very different. The largest stone is supported by the others, forming a sort of shelter 2 and a half meters wide by 1.40 meters high. The slabs are made of carboniferous schist and puddingstone, except for the chevet slab which is made of phtanite.
A flint scraper was reportedly found on site
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Location: Beaulieu-Sur-Layon, Angers, Pays de la Loire, France

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Dolmen de Mont-Benault

1. Dolmen de Mont-Benault loop from Rablay-sur-Layon

2. Dolmen de Mont-Benault – Saint Martin Fountain loop from Faye-d'Anjou

3. Dolmen de Mont-Benault loop from Beaulieu-sur-Layon

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