Dolmen dit de la Pierre Couvretière, Ancenis

Name: Dolmen dit de la Pierre Couvretière
Address: Ancenis, France

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Dolmen dit de la Pierre Couvretière, Ancenis

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The dolmen of the Pierre Couvretière is a dolmen located in Ancenis-Saint-Géréon, France. The monument was classified as a historical monument in 1926. It was the object of two successive campaigns of excavations led, respectively, under the responsibility of Jean L'Helgouach in October 1972 and under that of Daniel Prigent in November 1973. It is the only dolmen still visible in the Pays d'Ancenis.

Alternative names: Coordinates: 47°22'7"N, 1°10'22"W

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Dolmen dit de la Pierre Couvretière – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Château d'Ancenis, St. Peter's Church, Moulins pendus dits péage fortifié, Embarcadère de la Luce.

~1800 ftSW
Forts and castles
Château d'Ancenis, Ancenis
9 min walk • The Château d'Ancenis is a castle in the town and commune of Ancenis in the Loire-Atlantique département of France. The castle is on the bank of the Loire.
~1120 ftSW
Church
St. Peter's Church, Ancenis
6 min walk • The Saint-Pierre church is a church located in Ancenis-Saint-Géréon, in France.
5.1 miSW
Watermill
Moulins pendus dits péage fortifié, Champtoceaux
131 min walk • The hanged mill is a building located in Champtoceaux, in France.
5.2 miSW
47°20'24"N • 1°16'31"W
Embarcadère de la Luce, Champtoceaux
133 min walk • Boat tours, Outdoor activities, Tours
5.7 miW
Forts and castles
Tour d'Oudon, Oudon
145 min walk • The castle of Oudon is a fortified structure located in Oudon, France. Built in the late fourteenth and early fifteenth century, on the site of an older work, it was reworked in the sixteenth century, and restored in the nineteenth and twentieth...
4.7 miNW
Windmill
Moulin de la Quétraye, Mésanger
120 min walk • The Quétraye mill is a mill located in Mésanger, in France.
5 miSW
Memorial
War Memorial, Champtoceaux
127 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
1.1 miW
Locality
Saint-Géréon
29 min walk • Saint-Géréon is a former commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Ancenis-Saint-Géréon.
2.5 miSW
Locality
Drain
64 min walk • Drain is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2015, it was merged into the new commune Orée-d'Anjou.