La Roche-aux-Fées
The dolmen in 2007 | |
| Alternative name | The Fairies' Rock |
|---|---|
| Location | Esse, Brittany, France |
| Coordinates | 47°56′11″N 1°24′17″W / 47.93639°N 1.40472°W |
| Type | Dolmen |
| Length | c. 20 meters |
| History | |
| Material | Stone |
| Founded | c. 2750 BC |
| Periods | Neolithic |
La Roche-aux-Fées (English: The Fairies' Rock) is a Neolithic gallery grave, or dolmen, located in the commune of Essé, in the French department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany. Its name comes from a legend that claims that the stones were placed by fairies. The dolmen consists of more than forty stones forming a corridor four times longer than wide. Its northwest–southeast axis is on an alignment with sunrise at the winter solstice.