Dolmen du Champ-du-Ruisseau

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The dolmen du Champ-du-Ruisseau, also known as the covered driveway of Pontpiau, is a covered driveway located in Champtocé-sur-Loire, in the French department of Maine-et-Loire.

History: The dolmen was not discovered until 1949 by Dr. J.-B. Glotin. The site was reused in Gallo-Roman times. The building was classified as historic monuments in 1961. He was subjected to archaeological excavation and restoration from June 1961 to December 1962.

Architecture: The building is a small covered walkway of about 7 m in length, of Armo Rican type, oriented almost exactly east/west, opening to the east. It was built a short distance from the Auxence River, below a hillside 450 m further south. The sandstone outcrops at the top of this hill provided fourteen of the 19 slabs of the building, as the gradient facilitated their transport. Three other slabs (the largest weighing more than two tonnes) are in large pebbles of Ingrandes with the nearest deposit located 5,40 km to the west.

The aisle has six small orthostats on each side and a bedside slab. The whole is covered with four tables...