Dolmen de la Forêt

The Dolmen de la Forêt, also called the Pierre Couverte, is a dolmen at Gennes in the French department of Maine-et-Loire. It is an example of the megalithic tombs for which France is especially noted, with some 4,500 dolmens recorded across 60 French departments.

The monument is built in sandstone. A portico made of three supporting stones and covered by a slab stands before the rectangular main chamber, which is covered by two large slabs. An internal slab divides the chamber into two equal parts. Near ground level, it contains a natural hole measuring 0.12 m in diameter.

Numerous small blocks remain around the structure, including six aligned along the north-west side. They may be the remains of a surrounding stone circle, although this is not certain. A polished axe and a flint knife were also reported at the site.

The Dolmen de la Forêt is dated by typological estimate to 4000 BCE to 3000 BCE. It was listed as a historic monument in 1990. Dolmens of this kind generally served as single-chamber megalithic tombs, with two or more upright stones supporting a large capstone; many were also covered with earth or smaller stones to form a mound.

Dolmen de la Forêt is a dolmen in Gennes-Val de Loire, France. Wikidata describes it as: dolmen in Gennes, France. A typological estimate: 4000 BCE to 3000 BCE. No English Wikipedia article exists for it; the full text below is the French article "Dolmen de la Forêt", shown in the original language.