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Dolmen de la Pierre Luteau

Ruan, Loiret, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Dolmen de la Pierre Luteau, avec sa parcelle cadastrale (cad. ZD 30) : inscription par arrêté du 27 mai 1987
Protection dates
1987/05/27 : inscrit MH
Type
dolmen
Main period of construction
Néolithique
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Lieu-dit
le Montant
Commune
Ruan
Département
Loiret
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
48.12104, 1.91169
Mérimée reference
PA00098997

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1782 map "8 Orleans." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Un des mégalithes des plus rares connus dans la Beauce orléanaise. Il s'agit de la dernière grande sépulture mégalithique en place dans ce secteur. Outre son intérêt archéologique, c'est un témoin des traditions populaires par les nombreuses légendes qui s'y rattachent.

English translation

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One of the rarest megaliths known in the Orléanais Beauce. It is the last great megalithic burial in place in this sector. Beyond its archaeological interest, it is a witness to popular traditions through the numerous legends attached to it.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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