La Pierre au Loup

La Pierre au Loup is a dolmen at Seiches-sur-le-Loir, in the French department of Maine-et-Loire. It is a megalithic tomb, a type of monument found in large numbers across France. Its date is estimated from its form to fall between 4000 BCE and 3000 BCE.

The monument consists of three upright stones covered by a single capstone. A lower slab stands in front of the northern support and may be the remains of an entrance or porch. All of the stones are made from Eocene sandstone. The structure was classified as a historic monument in 1978.

Excavations were carried out in 1806 by a notary from Pellouailles. He collected bones and two long stones, but left no more precise details. Around 1830, a lady from Seiches had the entrance to the monument demolished because, according to the account, a “woman of bad life” had taken refuge there.

Dolmens are single-chamber megalithic tombs with two or more upright stones supporting a large capstone. Most date to the Late Neolithic, around 4000 BCE to 3000 BCE. Many were originally covered with earth or smaller stones to form a mound, although the original covering at La Pierre au Loup is not recorded here.

La Pierre au Loup is a dolmen in Seiches-sur-le-Loir, France. A typological estimate: 4000 BCE to 3000 BCE. No English Wikipedia article exists for it; the full text below is the French article "Pierre au Loup", shown in the original language.