Dolmen des Pierres Folles (Commequiers)
Pierres Folles du Plessis · Allée couverte de la Pierre Folle · Commequiers Dolmen
Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age·Vendée Atlantic·🇫🇷 Pays de la Loire, Vendée, Commequiers, France
About
About Dolmen des Pierres Folles (Commequiers)
Gallery grave (allée couverte) southwest of Commequiers village, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, built c.3000–2500 BCE as an 18 m gallery of gneiss and schist slabs capped by massive tables, half a mile southwest of village on Pierre Folle road south of D754. Early Bronze Age date but with Vendée late Neolithic affinities. Cleared to a woodland glade, it is a classic Vendée transepted gallery grave.
Why it mattersGallery grave (allée couverte) southwest of Commequiers village, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, built c.3000–2500 BCE as an 18 m gallery of gneiss and schist slabs capped by massive tables, half a mile southwest of village on
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Woodland glade siting versus open field
Theories
- 01Gallery grave versus dolmen typology
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3000–2500 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age
- Culture
- Vendée Atlantic
- Purpose
- Gallery grave (allée couverte)
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000–2500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1035 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
46.7705° N · 1.8498° W · 25 m · 2 mapped features
Main gallery
gallery18 m long gallery with orthostats and capstones in woodland clearing
46.7705° N · 1.8498° WEntrance and forecourt
entranceEntrance at NE end towards Pierre Folle road and D754
46.7706° N · 1.8496° W