Dolmen De La Planche A Puare

Dolmen de la Planche à Puare is a dolmen located in L’Île-d’Yeu, in the French department of Vendée.

Dolmen De La Planche A Puare

Dolmen de la Planche à Puare is a dolmen located in L’Île-d’Yeu, in the French department of Vendée.

The building was excavated for the first time in 1833 by Augustin Auger, justice of the peace, then a second time by Marcel Baudouin in 1909. It was classified as a historical monument in 1889.

Under the paving of the transept crossing, Auger discovered a number of human bones, mainly long bones (tibias, femurs, humerus), carefully arranged lengthwise, without any associated archaeological material.

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Dolmen De La Planche A Puare, 45 Route du Ponant, 85350 L'Île-d'Yeu, France

46.7273316, -2.3895295

Celtic paganism, Prehistoric paganism

Burial site

Dolmen de la Planche à Puare is a dolmen located in L’Île-d’Yeu, in the French department of Vendée.

The building was excavated for the first time in 1833 by Augustin Auger, justice of the peace, then a second time by Marcel Baudouin in 1909. It was classified as a historical monument in 1889.

Under the paving of the transept crossing, Auger discovered a number of human bones, mainly long bones (tibias, femurs, humerus), carefully arranged lengthwise, without any associated archaeological material.