La Roche-aux-Fées
La Roche-aux-Fées (English: The Fairies' Rock) is a Neolithic gallery grave, or dolmen, located in the commune of Essé, in the French department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany. Its name comes from a legend that claims that the stones were placed by fairies. The dolmen consists of more than forty stones forming a corridor four times longer than wide. Its northwest-southeast axis is on an alignment with sunrise at the winter solstice.
La Roche-aux-Fées | |
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| Alternative name | The Fairies' Rock |
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| Location | Brittany |
| Region | France |
| Coordinates | 47.93639°N 1.40472°W |
| Type | Dolmen |
| History | |
| Periods | Neolithic |
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