La Roche-aux-Fées

La Roche-aux-Fées is a Neolithic gallery grave, or dolmen, located in the commune of Essé [1]. The dolmen consists of more than forty stones forming a corridor four times longer than wide [1]. Its northwest–southeast axis is on an alignment with sunrise at the winter solstice [1]. The tomb is one of the most famous and largest Neolithic dolmens in Brittany [1]. It consists of a covered passage of stone blocks, with roofing stones laid across them [1]. The original structure would have been covered with a mound of stones and earth [1]. It is thought to date from between 3000 and 2500 BC [1].