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The Dolmen de la Maison des Fées, also known as the Dolmen des Pierres Chasses, is a megalithic building located in Miré, Maine-et-Loire department. Built during the Neolithic period, it consists of a trapezoidal covering slab based on four eocene sandstone orthostats. The pillars, touching north and south angles, suggest a sepulchral chamber of square shape. One of the orthostats, located in the northwest, was destroyed during the development of a road ditch, while a slight excavation is visible on the horizontal stone.

Ranked as historical monuments since 4 April 1911, this dolmen is owned by the municipality of Miré. According to a local legend, it was erected by fairies, whose head and hand prints would be visible on the cover slab. No trace of archaeological furniture was reported during the nearby work, and precise dating of its construction remains unknown in available sources.

The site is mentioned in specialized works such as Mégalithes en Anjou (Michel Gruet, 2005), which lists it among the megalithic monuments of the region. Its state of conservation and its integration into the current road landscape raise questions about past human interventions. The accuracy of its location is estimated to be satisfactory (level 7/10), and it appears in the Merimée database under the Insee code 49205 (Maine-et-Loire).

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