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<< Our Photo Pages >> Kergonan Cromlech - Stone Circle in France in Bretagne:Morbihan (56)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Monday, 03 January 2005  Page Views: 9635

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kergonan Cromlech
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 0.965 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Bretagne:Morbihan (56) Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Vannes  Nearest Village: Île aux Moines
Latitude: 47.590777N  Longitude: 2.851469W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Kergonan cromlech
Kergonan cromlech submitted by fulupik : Ile-aux-Moines, cromlech of Kergonan (Vote or comment on this photo)
On the Île aux Moines, in the Gulf of Morbihan is found the largest cromlech in France, diameter 101 metres.

This cromlech has a northern branch called "Le Moine" (5 stones at 47.59099N 2.85060W) and a southern part, starting near the information panel at 47.59030N 2.85160W.

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Kergonan cromlech submitted by ocdolmen : Kergonan cromlech in île aux Moines (photo taken in april 1989) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kergonan Cromlech
Kergonan Cromlech submitted by karolus : Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Kergonan Cromlech submitted by karolus (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Kergonan Cromlech submitted by karolus : Double faces on the North-West end menhir of the cromlech. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Kergonan Cromlech submitted by johnstone : One of the biggest in the row, June 19, 2012

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Kergonan Cromlech submitted by johnstone : Four stones from the middle of the row, June 19, 2012

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Kergonan Cromlech submitted by johnstone : The southern row with stone number 2 from the start of this branch, June 19, 2012

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Kergonan Cromlech submitted by johnstone : The stones number 3,4 and 5 of the northern branch, June 19, 2012

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Kergonan Cromlech submitted by johnstone : The second stone in the northern row, June 19, 2012

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Kergonan Cromlech submitted by johnstone : The first stone, northern branch, called LE MOINE, June 19, 2012 (6 comments)

Kergonan cromlech
Kergonan cromlech submitted by Flickr : Cromlech de Kergonan Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France Cromlech de Kergonan - Megalithic enclosure - horseshoe shaped - around 100 m diameter. composed of 24 standing stones. It dates from the Neolithic period. Île-aux-Moines, Brittany, France Image copyright: catb -, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Re: Kergonan cromlech by fulupik on Sunday, 02 September 2007
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co-ordinates 47° 35 25 N 2° 51 05 O
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