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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Mougau Bihan Alternative Name: Allée couverte de MougauCountry: France Département: Bretagne:Finistère (29) Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Landivisiau Nearest Village: Commana
Latitude: 48.399700N Longitude: 3.9668W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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KeeleyJane visited on 20th Sep 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5
rrmoser visited on 11th Jun 2017 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 excellent sacred spring just up the street Fontaine St Jean
TheCaptain visited on 23rd Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5 This is an absolutely splendid allée couverte, which has been dated to 3000BC, found a couple of kilometres to the south of the village of Commana, and signposted from there. It has a little car park and picnic area, as well as a nice and spacious grassy area around it.
The main chamber is 14 metres in length and oriented approximately north to south, with its entrance at the northern end. The southern end has an extra small chamber, the "cella", the two parts being divided by a splendid "chevet" stone. The roof is made of five large capstones, four on the main chamber, and one on the cella. The internal width and height are about 1.5 metres.
But the best thing about this monument is all the ornamental engravings on the internal faces of the stones. About half of the side slabs have engravings on them which are fairly clear to make out. Most of these engravings are what are called "palettes", some stones having several of these of various designs next to each other. One of the stones has two pairs of the double hemispheres on it - these have been largely interpreted as pairs of breasts. The closing stone between the two chambers has a palette and also a wonderful polished axe, contained within its "crosse", but this is one of the least clear engravings, being much more weatherworn than some which have been better protected.
Mougau Bihan translates from the Breton language to "Fairies Cave".
johnstone visited on 13th Jun 2003 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.5 Ambience: 4.25 Access: 5
The main chamber is 14 metres in length and oriented approximately north to south, with its entrance at the northern end. The southern end has an extra small chamber, the "cella", the two parts being divided by a splendid "chevet" stone.
The roof is made of five large capstones, four on the main chamber, and one on the cella. The internal width and height are about 1.5 metres.
But the best thing about this monument is all the ornamental engravings on the internal faces of the stones. About half of the side slabs have engravings on them which are fairly clear to make out. Most of these engravings are what are called "palettes", some stones having several of these of various designs next to each other.
One of the stones has two pairs of the double hemispheres on it - these have been largely interpreted as pairs of breasts. The closing stone between the two chambers has a palette and also a wonderful polished axe, contained within its "crosse", but this is one of the least clear engravings, being much more weatherworn than some which have been better protected.
I have seen Mougau Bihan translated from the Breton language to "Fairies Cave" or "Little House", so take your pick.
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Note: New site description and many photos now in of this splendidly decorated allée couverte in Brittany. A must-visit site if you are in the region.
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