Pierre couverte de la Pagerie, Neolithic dolmen in Gennes, France

The Pierre couverte de la Pagerie is a prehistoric burial chamber made of massive stone slabs that rest on vertical stone supports. The interior chamber extends about 10 meters and was originally designed to hold the remains of one or more people.

This megalith was built during the Neolithic period and belongs to a series of similar structures scattered across the region. Excavations in the late 1800s uncovered skeletal remains that shed light on the burial practices of that distant era.

The name comes from the nearby farm it stands beside. The monument was long used as a rubbish dump before being classed as a monument historique in 1980. Two flint flakes found here are kept at the museum in Angers.

The monument sits in an open area and is freely accessible, making it easy to view the structure from all sides. The best time to visit is in good light, when you can clearly see the details of the stonework and natural markings.

The 1897 excavation found a single skeleton in the chamber with no grave goods, which may point to a burial made long after the dolmen was built. Three flint flakes from the site are kept at the museum in Angers.