The Dolmen dit la Pierre Folle, also named dolmen de la Feuille, is a megalithic building located in the village of La Feuille, on the commune of Saint-Priest-la-Feuille (Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine). Dated from Neolithic, it is distinguished by its oval cover table measuring 4 meters in length with a variable thickness of 0.85 to 1.10 meters. This slab is 1.80 m high on four orthostats (seven pillars were still visible at the beginning of the 20th century). The funerary chamber, circular, has dimensions of 2.10 m long by 2 m wide for 1.70 m high. All slabs are made of local granite, typical of the megalithic buildings of the region.
The history of the dolmen is marked by un methodical excavations around 1845, when an owner removed a pillar to explore the room. A flint axe was then discovered in a "stone bin", accompanied by debris of Gallo-Roman tiles and pottery around the monument, suggesting reuse or subsequent use. These elements attest to a continuous human occupation, although the dolmen itself dates back to the Neolithic. The site was listed in the Historic Monuments Inventory on June 24, 1938, recognizing its heritage value.
A local legend tells us that the dolmen cover slab dances on Christmas night, a hypothesis perhaps inspired by its precarious balance. This folklore, transmitted orally, adds a mystical dimension to this already enigmatic monument. Archaeological studies, such as those conducted by E. de Beaufort (1851) or Claire Gautran-Moser (1976), highlight its importance in the regional context of the Creuse megaliths. The technical descriptions, notably those of C. Laborde (1959), specify its architectural characteristics, such as the hemispheric shape of the table or the disappearance of a support in the nineteenth century.
The Dolmen de la Pierre Folle illustrates neolithic funeral practices, with a circular chamber typical of the collective burials of the time. Traces of cutting on the table suggest ancient attempts to reuse the stone, while Gallo-Roman artifacts indicate a posterity far beyond its original construction. Today, the site remains a major testimony of the megalithism in Limousin, accessible to the public and referenced in heritage bases like Mérimée.
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