The Dolmen des Grosses-Pierres, also known as dolmen du Breuil, is a megalithic building located in the municipality of Brévainville, in the department of Loir-et-Cher. This funerary monument, typical of Neolithic, is distinguished by its rectangular 3.50 m long by 1.50 m wide, bounded by three orthostats and a bedside slab. Its cover table, almost oval (3.50 m by 2.20 m), and its glossy flint pudding tiles (except Beauce's limestone bedside slab) illustrate the construction techniques of the era. No archaeological discovery was made during the excavations.
Oriented northeast/southwest, the dolmen is surrounded by several blocks visible to the south and west. Its entrance is closed by a slab of 1 m high and 1 m long. Ranked as historical monuments by the list of 1889, it shows the importance of megalithic sites in the Centre-Val de Loire region. Sources, such as the Inventory of Megaliths of France (1974), confirm its role in local heritage, although its precise history and users remain largely unknown.
The location of the dolmen, reported as approximate (level 5/10 precision), is indicated at "5003 Behind the Breuil" in Brévainville. An ancient photograph of Séraphin-Médéric Miéuseusement (1840–1905), under Creative Commons license, documents the site. Despite the absence of archaeological material, this dolmen remains a remarkable example of neolithic funeral architecture in France, integrated with the landscapes and collective memory of the Loir-et-Cher.
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