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Dolmens de Mané-Ven-Guen
Date Added: 12th Sep 2022
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 7th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Dolmens de Mané-Ven-Guen submitted by karolus on 24th Jun 2018. South Chamber
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Log Text: Bands of metal holding it together - Sign saying not safe… saf
Pointe de Toulvern Dolmen
Date Added: 12th Sep 2022
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 7th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Pointe de Toulvern dolmen submitted by LizH on 31st Oct 2007. Dolmen with 'Y' shaped passage. The bend can be seen in this picture.
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Log Text: Signposted off road - quite dilapidated but atmospheric. Useful stop if waiting for ferry!
Carnac Musée de Préhistoire
Date Added: 12th Sep 2022
Site Type: Museum
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 6th Sep 2022. My rating: Ambience 3 Access 4
Carnac Musée de Préhistoire submitted by rw1 on 4th Mar 2008. 09/2007
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Log Text: Worth a visit - it was raining so even better. Some fab reconstructions of carved passage stones of dolmens in area which made it easier to know what to look for.
Carnac Musée de Préhistoire
Date Added: 12th Sep 2022
Site Type: Museum
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 6th Sep 2022. My rating: Ambience 3 Access 4
Carnac Musée de Préhistoire submitted by rw1 on 4th Mar 2008. 09/2007
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Log Text: Worth a visit - it was raining so even better. Some fab reconstructions of carved passage stones of dolmens in area which made it easier to know what to look for.
Saint-Michel tumulus
Date Added: 12th Sep 2022
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Saint-Michel tumulus submitted by DrewParsons on 7th Nov 2009. The locked south west entrance to the tumulus.
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Log Text: Worth a visit despite Christianisation
Kerlescan Tertre and menhir
Date Added: 12th Sep 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 3rd Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Kerlescan Tertre and menhir submitted by LizH on 31st Oct 2007. This stone stands at the west end of the Kerlescan rows, but to the north of them, at the western end of what was once a tumulus.
The small bear (Barnaby) at the bottom is from Hallbankgate school and is making a tour of pre-historic sites!
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Log Text: So much to see…
Tertre du Manio
Date Added: 12th Sep 2022
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 4th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Tertre du Manio submitted by karolus on 9th Jan 2019. Le Manio 2 Menhir. The tumulus is much earlier than the alignments, which go right over it.
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Log Text: Its hard to see the tumulus in the woods but tbe quad is sites on it
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Date Added: 12th Sep 2022
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 7th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by ermine on 27th Jun 2004. Les Pierres Plates
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Log Text: There is a rope around it now with signs asking you not to enter to protect it from damage.
Menhirs de Mané er Hroëck
Date Added: 12th Sep 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 9th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 3 Access 4
Menhirs de Mané er Hroëck submitted by regina on 17th Nov 2014. Fallen menhir
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Log Text: This was visible in the hedge in Sept 22 along with the other upright which had been newly cleared
Mané-er-Hroëck tumulus
Date Added: 12th Sep 2022
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 9th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Mané-er-Hroëck tumulus submitted by greywether on 30th Jun 2005. The modern entrance to this underground chamber.
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Log Text: Mound covered in trees. Very damp
inside chamber. Could not see the well
known carved stone with ? Goddess symbol , despite searching. Museum in Vannes says it is/ was in three pieces so maybe removed ? Grave goods including jade axes in Vannes museum
Kerlescan Tertre and menhir
Date Added: 12th Sep 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Kerlescan Tertre and menhir submitted by LizH on 31st Oct 2007. This stone stands at the west end of the Kerlescan rows, but to the north of them, at the western end of what was once a tumulus.
The small bear (Barnaby) at the bottom is from Hallbankgate school and is making a tour of pre-historic sites!
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Log Text: None
Kerlescan Tertre and menhir
Date Added: 12th Sep 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Kerlescan Tertre and menhir submitted by LizH on 31st Oct 2007. This stone stands at the west end of the Kerlescan rows, but to the north of them, at the western end of what was once a tumulus.
The small bear (Barnaby) at the bottom is from Hallbankgate school and is making a tour of pre-historic sites!
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Log Text: None
Kerlescan Alignements
Date Added: 12th Sep 2022
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Kerlescan Alignements submitted by thecaptain on 18th Oct 2004. Kerlescan Alignements, northeast of Carnac, Brittany.
This picture was taken looking east in 1987, when wandering amongst the stones was OK. I think many of them have been fenced off to try and combat erosion these days. I must go back sometime.
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Log Text: Amazing atmosphere with no one there - my favourite of the alignments
Kerlescan cromlech
Date Added: 12th Sep 2022
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Kerlescan cromlech submitted by LizH on 31st Oct 2007. The eastern stones of the western Kerlescan cromlech. The stones touch each other and face across (N-S) rather than being aligned E-W as the rows are.
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Log Text: Sneaked in the fence in evening amazing atmisphere and you can make out the semi circular shape of the crimlech
Le Quadrilatere
Date Added: 12th Sep 2022
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Le Quadrilatere submitted by rw1 on 3rd Mar 2008. 09/2007
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Log Text: Could not make out the mound - though you are on it
Geant du Manio
Date Added: 12th Sep 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Geant du Manio submitted by rw1 on 3rd Mar 2008. 09/2007
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Log Text: None
Le Petit Ménec
Date Added: 12th Sep 2022
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Le Petit Ménec submitted by ermine on 6th Aug 2004. Confusingly, Petit-Menéc is in fact at the opposite, eastern end of the alignments to le Menéc village at the western end. You need to turn left onto the D186 main road after continuing from Kerlescan. After about 250m turn right into a minor road going past a forest, there is a clearing where you can park after about 400m. The menhirs are in the forest on your right, arranged in a gentle curve. You don't get the same clear overview of the alignments since the view is obscured by the trees, bu...
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Log Text: Fabulous site - went befire the big alignments as a taster - better way to do them
Beg-er-Goalennec Menhirs
Date Added: 12th Sep 2022
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 6th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 5
Beg-er-Goalennec menhirs submitted by thecaptain on 5th Jun 2006. Beg er Goalennec menhir B is a heart shaped menhir which stands 3 metres tall right beside the Cote Sauvage road.
It is splendidly situated to sit and watch the waves break over this spectacular coastline.
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Log Text: None
Quiberon menhir
Date Added: 12th Sep 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 5
Quiberon menhir submitted by thecaptain on 9th Jun 2006. This 5 metre tall manhir is to be found positioned in a little town square near to a war memorial in Quiberon town.
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Log Text: weirdly turned into a war memorial
Menhir de la Pointe de Beg er Vil
Date Added: 12th Sep 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 6th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Menhir de la Pointe de Beg er Vil submitted by aolson on 4th Aug 2020. A small menhir along the path to the end of the point.
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Log Text: Down a path towards promontory