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Rochers de Ploumanac'h
Trip No.193 Entry No.2 Date Added: 13th Jul 2020
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 29th May 1993. My rating: Access 4
Rochers de Ploumanac'h submitted by TheCaptain on 29th Jun 2020. Whale or pouring bottle?
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Log Text: Cycling camping trip of north Brittany, day 1. Cycle Roscoff, Morlaix, Lannion, Ploumanac'h. Too far. 52 miles. Funny Rocks. Camp and head to Ploumanach for a big seafood dinner. The headland north of Ploumanac'h is now a municipal park, and has the most spectacular coastline where the pink granite rocks tumble into the emerald blue sea. This headland abounds in strangely shaped rocks, many with names such as the tortoise, the witch, the Egyptian and a bottle. There is a beautiful signed footpath which runs all around this headland from the beach where the Oratoire de St Guirec is positioned, marking the place where the Welsh monk landed after his voyage from Britain in the 6th century, allegedly arriving in a stone trough pulled by angels.
Oratoire de St Guirec
Trip No.193 Entry No.3 Date Added: 13th Jul 2020
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 29th May 1993. My rating: Access 4
Oratoire de St Guirec submitted by TheCaptain on 21st Jul 2020. Site in Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) France
The Oratoire de St Guirec on the beach named after St Guirec, the Welsh monk who allegedly landed here on his voyage from Britain in the 6th century, arriving in a stone trough pulled by angels.
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Log Text: Cycling camping trip of north Brittany, day 1. Cycle Roscoff, Morlaix, Lannion, Ploumanac'h. Too far. 52 miles. Funny Rocks. Camp and head to Ploumanach for a big seafood dinner.
The Oratoire de St Guirec is situated on the beach named after St Guirec, the Welsh monk who landed here on his voyage from Britain in the 6th century, allegedly arriving in a stone trough pulled by angels. The original wooden statue has been replaced by one of stone, after becoming damaged by the local tradition for girls to stick a pin in its nose when they wanted to marry.
La Tête de Mort
Trip No.193 Entry No.8 Date Added: 13th Jul 2020
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 30th May 1993. My rating: Access 4
La Tête de Mort submitted by TheCaptain on 29th Jun 2020. Death warmed up
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Log Text: Cycling camping trip of north Brittany, day 2. Tregastel, Ile Grande, Tel Star Satellite place. Snake! Lots of ancient stones. At the northern end of Coz Pors beach is a large granite outcrop which viewed from some angles resembles a giant skull, known as La Tête de Mort.
Le Roi Gradlon
Trip No.193 Entry No.9 Date Added: 13th Jul 2020
Site Type: Rock Outcrop
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 30th May 1993. My rating: Access 5
Le Roi Gradlon submitted by TheCaptain on 28th Jun 2020. Old postcard of Le Roi Gradlon
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Log Text: Cycling camping trip of north Brittany, day 2. Tregastel, Ile Grande, Tel Star Satellite place. Snake! Lots of ancient stones. A large granite outcrop which resembles a crowned kings head protruding up through the earth towers above the beach of la grêve blanche.
Kerguntuil Dolmen
Trip No.193 Entry No.10 Date Added: 13th Jul 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 30th May 1993
Kerguntuil dolmen submitted by greywether on 26th Jun 2005. There are two sites here: a dolmen and a more interesting allee couverte.
Photo shows dolmen with allee couverte in the background. Taken June 1994.
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Log Text: Cycling camping trip of north Brittany, day 2. Tregastel, Ile Grande, Tel Star Satellite place. Snake! Lots of ancient stones.
Kerguntuil allée couverte
Trip No.193 Entry No.11 Date Added: 13th Jul 2020
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 30th May 1993
Kerguntuil allée couverte submitted by greywether on 26th Jun 2005. Allee couverte from the NE. The entrance is on the right.
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Log Text: Cycling camping trip of north Brittany, day 2. Tregastel, Ile Grande, Tel Star Satellite place. Snake! Lots of ancient stones.
Keryvon allée couverte
Trip No.193 Entry No.12 Date Added: 13th Jul 2020
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 30th May 1993
Keryvon allée couverte submitted by thecaptain on 27th Feb 2007. Right beside the D.788 road from Trébeurden to Trégastel, and only feet from the cliff edge, is the remains of this allée couverte.
It has a single capstone on side supports only, but there are at least three of them on the south side, and possibly more. At the back, near the hedge, I think that there are a few peristalith stones also.
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Log Text: Cycling camping trip of north Brittany, day 2. Tregastel, Ile Grande, Tel Star Satellite place. Snake! Lots of ancient stones.
Prajou-Menhir menhir
Trip No.193 Entry No.13 Date Added: 13th Jul 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 30th May 1993
Prajou-Menhir menhir submitted by regina on 30th Sep 2018. The little menhir next to the Allée couverte.
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Log Text: Cycling camping trip of north Brittany, day 2. Tregastel, Ile Grande, Tel Star Satellite place. Snake! Lots of ancient stones.
Prajou-Menhir allée couverte
Trip No.193 Entry No.14 Date Added: 13th Jul 2020
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 30th May 1993
Prajou-Menhir allée couverte submitted by greywether on 26th Jun 2005. From the W. The art is in the end cell in the foreground. June 1994
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Log Text: Cycling camping trip of north Brittany, day 2. Tregastel, Ile Grande, Tel Star Satellite place. Snake! Lots of ancient stones.
Ty-Lia (Île Grande)
Trip No.193 Entry No.15 Date Added: 13th Jul 2020
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 30th May 1993
Ty-Lia (Ile Grande) submitted by greywether on 26th Jun 2005. Allee-couverte surrounded by stones marking the edge of the mound.
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Log Text: Cycling camping trip of north Brittany, day 2. Tregastel, Ile Grande, Tel Star Satellite place. Snake! Lots of ancient stones.
Saint-Uzec menhir
Trip No.193 Entry No.16 Date Added: 13th Jul 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 30th May 1993
Saint-Uzec menhir submitted by TheCaptain on 22nd Apr 2011. Its crowning glory is the way it has been christianised with the addition of a granite cross on top and carvings on its front (southern) face, which show scenes from the bible and the "roughly hewn instruments of passion".
In the past it was also painted. This was all done in 1674, when the nearby chapel was built.
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Log Text: Cycling camping trip of north Brittany, day 2. Tregastel, Ile Grande, Tel Star Satellite place. Snake! Take lunch at the St Uzec menhir, where we have a lot of fun discussing the way it has been christianised with its roughly hewn instruments of passion, and some offerings left beside.
St Samson Chapel well
Trip No.193 Entry No.17 Date Added: 13th Jul 2020
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 30th May 1993
St Samson Chapel well submitted by Ural on 26th Dec 2012. Site in Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) France
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Log Text: Cycling camping trip of north Brittany, day 2. Tregastel, Ile Grande, Tel Star Satellite place. Snake! Lots of ancient stones.
Menhir a Vertu
Trip No.193 Entry No.18 Date Added: 13th Jul 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 30th May 1993
Menhir a Vertu submitted by theCaptain on 3rd Apr 2010. This is a wonderful little menhir, less than 2 metres tall, but a tremendous phallic shape, stands right outside the front door of the Chapel of St Samson.
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Log Text: Cycling camping trip of north Brittany, day 2. Tregastel, Ile Grande, Tel Star Satellite place. Snake! Ooo Errr missus. This one goes well after the St Uzec roughly hewn instruments of passion.
Trémarche menhir
Trip No.193 Entry No.19 Date Added: 13th Jul 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 30th May 1993
Trémarche menhir submitted by thecaptain on 27th Feb 2007. 3 m tall menhir set into a little gravel area at the side of the D.11 road beside the junction at Trémarche, a few kilometres to the south of Trégastel.
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Log Text: Cycling camping trip of north Brittany, day 2. Tregastel, Ile Grande, Tel Star Satellite place. Snake! Lots of ancient stones. All getting tired now, but it should be mostly downhill back to the campsite.
Toul an Lann menhir
Trip No.193 Entry No.21 Date Added: 13th Jul 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Saw from a distance on 31st May 1993
Toul an Lann menhir submitted by Martin_L on 31st Jan 2009. Toul-al-Lann Menhir.
Situated in a field right North of the Lannion Saint-Michel-en-Grève road (D 786). This fine Menhir is appr. 4m tall, an has a slender shape.
(May 2001)
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Log Text: Cycling camping trip of north Brittany, day 3. Breton Corniche, Treburden, Lannion, Corniche Armorique to Primel Tregastel. Ace dinner at Diben.
Oratoire de St Guirec
Trip No.214 Entry No.19 Date Added: 23rd Jul 2020
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 17th Apr 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Oratoire de St Guirec submitted by TheCaptain on 21st Jul 2020. Site in Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) France
The Oratoire de St Guirec on the beach named after St Guirec, the Welsh monk who allegedly landed here on his voyage from Britain in the 6th century, arriving in a stone trough pulled by angels.
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Log Text: Morning in Ploumenach with Dad, and take the time to walk all around the pink granite coast. It is superb in the morning sun. The Oratoire de St Guirec is situated on the beach named after St Guirec, the Welsh monk who landed here on his voyage from Britain in the 6th century, allegedly arriving in a stone trough pulled by angels. The original wooden statue has been replaced by one of stone, after becoming damaged by the local tradition for girls to stick a pin in its nose when they wanted to marry.
Trémarche menhir
Trip No.214 Entry No.17 Date Added: 23rd Jul 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 16th Apr 2014. My rating: Access 5
Trémarche menhir submitted by thecaptain on 27th Feb 2007. 3 m tall menhir set into a little gravel area at the side of the D.11 road beside the junction at Trémarche, a few kilometres to the south of Trégastel.
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Log Text: Passed by in a front garden on the way to Ploumanach
Toul an Lann menhir
Trip No.214 Entry No.15 Date Added: 23rd Jul 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 16th Apr 2014. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
Toul an Lann menhir submitted by Martin_L on 31st Jan 2009. Toul-al-Lann Menhir.
Situated in a field right North of the Lannion Saint-Michel-en-Grève road (D 786). This fine Menhir is appr. 4m tall, an has a slender shape.
(May 2001)
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Log Text: A nice slender four metre tall menhir in a field just to the north of the busy D.786 just north of Lannion.
Lann Ar Peulven menhir
Trip No.214 Entry No.16 Date Added: 23rd Jul 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Couldn't find on 16th Apr 2014
Lann Ar Peulven menhir submitted by FelixBerger on 28th Aug 2017. Well hidden in the woods - this site is not easily accessible, there are thorny shrubs and ticks around, and no path. It is an enchanted place, make sure to not disturb it.
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Log Text: A five metre tall menhir which should be found in the forest to the west of the D.88 to the north of Lannion, however I could not find a way to get to it.
Rochers de Ploumanac'h
Trip No.214 Entry No.18 Date Added: 23rd Jul 2020
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 17th Apr 2014. My rating: Ambience 4 Access 4
Rochers de Ploumanac'h submitted by TheCaptain on 29th Jun 2020. Whale or pouring bottle?
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Log Text: Morning in Ploumenach with Dad, and take the time to walk all around the pink granite coast. It is superb in the morning sun. The headland north of Ploumanac'h is now a municipal park, and has the most spectacular coastline where the pink granite rocks tumble into the emerald blue sea. This headland abounds in strangely shaped rocks, many with names such as the tortoise, the witch, the Egyptian and a bottle. There is a beautiful signed footpath which runs all around this headland from the beach where the Oratoire de St Guirec is positioned, marking the place where the Welsh monk landed after his voyage from Britain in the 6th century, allegedly arriving in a stone trough pulled by angels.