Dolmen de Bagneux

The Dolmen de Bagneux is a megalith located in Saumur, France [1]. It is the largest dolmen in France, and one of the largest in Europe [1]. The dolmen measures 4.25 metres wide at the entrance and widens to 5.4 metres at the end of the chamber, which stretches 17.3 metres in length [1]. Like all dolmens, this one is likely to date to the Neolithic, c. 3000 BC, and would have received a large number of burials [1]. The flagstones of tertiary sandstone which make up the monument come from nearby [1]. The dolmen is composed of an intact chamber and a damaged porch [1]. The chamber is almost rectangular, only a little narrower on the entrance side [1]. It is made of a single bottom flagstone, 4 supports on the northern side, 4 on the southern side, 4 covering stones and 2 flagstones framing the door [1].