The Fontanaccia dolmen is located in the town of Sartène, in Corsica-du-Sud, in the southwest of the island.
Located near the archaeological site of Cauria, to the southwest of the village, the monument was mentioned by Prosper Mérimée in 1840 who evoked on this occasion its nickname, "the Devil's Forge". Later, in 1883, the prehistorian Adrien de Mortillet, responsible for establishing an inventory of the island's megalithic monuments, described it as "the most beautiful and best preserved monument of the dolmens of Corsica". The formula is still used today.
Once invaded by the maquis, the dolmen, listed in the Inventory, has now regained its splendor.
It was built on a small height, being composed of three orthostats (vertical stones) in several elements, supporting a horizontal table. The whole forms a burial chamber 2.80 m long and 1.80 m wide at the bottom (it is reduced at the entrance level).
The monument is made of granite rock, and the excavations carried out did not make it possible to detect any objects or other ancient remains.
On the other hand, the dolmen being close to the megalithic alignments of I Stantari and Rinaghju, we can think that they composed a whole.
This testimony of the Neolithic in Corsica can be observed during a walk.
Information from the tourist office on +33 4 95 77 15 40.
