Mégalithes du Bernard

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- The Savatole dolmens: Savatole.
A group of 3 dolmens:
The first, located in an open field, is called "le terrier de Savatole". The monument is 5 m long and 3.50 m wide.
The second dolmen has a circular chamber. The covering slab is 3.40 m square. Its shape is very unusual and shows that it was carved.
The third is a monument approximately 3.50 m long and 3 m wide.

- Dolmen de la Frébouchère: Rue de la Frébouchère.
Certainly the largest dolmen in the Vendée. It dates from the Neolithic period, over 5,000 years ago. This megalithic tomb has what is known as Angevin architecture. The rectangular chamber (7m long) is covered by a huge slab 9m long and 5m wide. It is estimated to weigh 100 tonnes. The dolmen was restored in 1887.
It was classified as aHistoric Monument in 1889.

- The Plessis menhirs: Les Plessis.
The first menhir is 6.20m high and 2m wide. It fell in 1977 and has since been straightened.
The second: 3.60 m high and 2 m wide.
Listed as a Historic Monument in 1936.
Another boulder, the Grand Plessis menhir, lies in a field. It is5.60 m high and 3 m wide.

- Dolmen de la Cour du Breuil: Le Breuil.
It consists of a large covering slab: 3.80 m long and 2.90 m wide. It is estimated to weigh 11 tonnes.
Its construction has been dated to around 3,500 BC.

- Dolmen des Pierres Folles du Plessis: Le Plessis.
According to archaeologists, this dolmen was built at the beginning of the 20th century in a rather fanciful way in the form of a covered walkway.
The covering slab is made of sandstone and measures 5m in length and 3m in width.
Listed as a Historic Monument in 1929.