madeleine dolmen

The Madeleine Dolmen (Dolmen de la Madeleine) sits in an open field outside the town of Gennes, near the Loire River. In recent times it was used as a bakery. You can see the remains of the oven inside. Well worth a visit if you are in this area. A dolmen is a single-chamber megalithic tomb...

Looking at the bakery oven from behind.

The dolmen was used as a bakery for many years. You can see the bakery oven they built.

Open east side of dolmen.

The dolmen sits in an open field on the edge of town.

Near the town of Gennes, by the Loire River.