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The Dolmen de la Ville-Hamon is a covered driveway located in Erquy, in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany. This megalithic monument, dated Neolithic, is characteristic of the funeral buildings of this time. It is distinguished by its local pink sandstone slabs, including a cover table still in place, resting on two orthostats. Originally, the aisle had two separate chambers, one to the north and the other to the south, with a south-facing opening.

The dolmen was registered as historic monuments by order of 11 March 1980, thereby recognizing its heritage value. Today, the site is partially ruined: several slabs are scattered around the main structure. Excavations and studies, such as those carried out by Loïc Langouët in Les megalithes de l'arrondissement de Saint-Brieuc (2005), underline its importance in the megalithic Breton landscape. The monument illustrates the funeral and architectural practices of the Neolithic communities in the region.

The Dolmen de la Ville-Hamon is part of a wider set of megalithic sites on the Côtes-d'Armor, reflecting the human occupation and beliefs of this period. Its present state, although degraded, still allows to study construction techniques and spatial organization of covered aisles. The approximate location of the site is indicated as 9002 La Ville Hamon, 22430 Erquy, with a geographical accuracy deemed to be satisfactory in priori according to available sources.

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