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L'Islet is a complicated and unique variation of a Cist-in-Circle monument. It dates from the Chalcolithic (2500 - 1800 BC). A central capstoned cist with an antechamber is surrounded by a D shaped ring of stones. Attached to the outer ring are four smaller rings two of which contain further slab lined cists. No bones were found but the central chamber contained a biconical pot. It is probable that the outer cists were later additions to an earlier single Cist-in-Circle.
References:The Château du Lude is one of the many great châteaux of the Loire Valley in France. Le Lude is the most northerly château of the Loire Valley and one of the last important historic castles in France, still inhabited by the same family for the last 260 years. The château is testimony to four centuries of French architecture, as a stronghold transformed into an elegant house during the Renaissance and the 18th century. The monument is located in the valley of Le Loir. Its gardens have evolved throughout the centuries.
