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<< Our Photo Pages >> Coët Correc allée couverte - Passage Grave in France in Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 13 December 2023  Page Views: 9736

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Coët Correc allée couverte
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Rostrenen  Nearest Village: Caurel
Latitude: 48.222690N  Longitude: 3.01889W
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.
4 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.
3 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
5

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johnstone visited on 19th Jun 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 keeps amazing

johnstone visited on 28th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3

TheCaptain visited on 26th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3 A few kilometres to the east of Liscuis can be found this nice allée couverte. Once off the busy N.?? Road, it is thankfully signposted, as it's a bit of a tortuous journey to get there. From a parking place up a steep lane, it's then several hundred metres of walking, some of which is overgrown, to find the monument. Once you get there, you are immediately taken aback by what has happened to it, presumably as an act of christianisation, as a large double staircased calvary has been built right over the end of the chamber ! A most interesting feature ! The prehistoric remains are of an 11 metre long allée couverte, facing east at 095°, but with a lateral entry on the southern side near the eastern end. The main chamber is about 1.5 metres wide, up to 2 metres tall, and is paved, but has only the two westernmost capstones still in place. There is a little vestibule arrangement south of the entry, which is blocked off with two doorstones, which have an oval entrance carved into them, which is only just big enough for me to squeeze through, a very nice feature. A pity it was all a bit overgrown though.

bronzie Ogham have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.33 Ambience: 3.67 Access: 3

Coët Correc allée couverte
Coët Correc allée couverte submitted by johnstone : Detail of the part under the "bridge", June 28, 2005 (Vote or comment on this photo)
A few kilometres to the east of Liscuis can be found this nice allée couverte. Once off the busy N.164 Road, it is thankfully signposted, as it's a bit of a tortuous journey to get there. From a parking place up a steep lane, it's then several hundred metres of walking, some of which is overgrown, to find the monument. Once you get there, you are immediately taken aback by what has happened to it, presumably as an act of christianisation, as a large double staircased calvary has been built right over the end of the chamber! A most interesting feature.

The prehistoric remains are of an 11 metre long allée couverte, facing east at 095°, but with a lateral entry on the southern side near the eastern end. The main chamber is about 1.5 metres wide, up to 2 metres tall, and is paved, but has only the two westernmost capstones still in place.

There is a little vestibule arrangement south of the entry, which is blocked off with two doorstones, which have an oval entrance carved into them, which is only just big enough for me to squeeze through, a very nice feature.

A pity it was all a bit overgrown (in 2005) though.

www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00089348 Base Mérimée (Historic Monument)

www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/IA00003804 Base Mérimée (Patrimonial Inventory)
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Coët Correc allée couverte
Coët Correc allée couverte submitted by greywether : Allee-couverte with interesting lateral entrance and porthole. Aligned ESE-WNW with a modern structure at its W end. Photo from NE, taken June 1994. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Coët Correc allée couverte
Coët Correc allée couverte submitted by johnstone : Close up of the back, right under the "bridge", June 28, 2005 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Coët Correc allée couverte
Coët Correc allée couverte submitted by bronzie : Well preserved, under the more modern addition. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Coët Correc allée couverte
Coët Correc allée couverte submitted by johnstone : The two buildings, overview on June 19, 2023 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Coët Correc allée couverte
Coët Correc allée couverte submitted by Ogham : Site in Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) France The stone arch was rebuilt in 1987 and is now half the size of the original arch.

Coët Correc allée couverte
Coët Correc allée couverte submitted by Ogham : Site in Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) France The hole is quite small a teenager would find it a tight fit, it gives some idea of the size of the people who built it.

Coët Correc allée couverte
Coët Correc allée couverte submitted by Ogham : Site in Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) France The dry stone arch was built by a local religious farmer in the 1800s and had a cross on the top.

Coët Correc allée couverte
Coët Correc allée couverte submitted by greywether : Detail of the entrance and porthole at the E end.

Coët Correc allée couverte
Coët Correc allée couverte submitted by johnstone : Close up of the hole, June 19, 2023

Coët Correc allée couverte
Coët Correc allée couverte submitted by johnstone : View at the end stone, June 19, 2023

Coët Correc allée couverte
Coët Correc allée couverte submitted by johnstone : In the corridor, June 19, 2023

Coët Correc allée couverte
Coët Correc allée couverte submitted by Ogham : Site in Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) France View of the site from above.

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Re: Coët Correc allée couverte by Anonymous on Monday, 11 January 2016
I never knew this was so close to where I spend a lot of time - Perret. Thank you for the information, I shall visit next time I am over.
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Re: Coët Correc allée couverte by Ogham on Saturday, 30 June 2012
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The location taken with a handheld GPS is 48 13.361N 003 01.129W

The condition is a 3, ambience 4, access is a 3.
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