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w650marion visited on 22nd Sep 2019 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 5 It's big with lots of tourists constantly visiting. Strangely, I didn't like the atmosphere here compared to other places.

Chrus visited on 30th Dec 2018 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5

rrmoser visited on 10th Jun 2017 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 one of only ones I have seen christianized that was done well.

TheCaptain visited on 17th Apr 2014 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Thought Dad would like to see this one, so chose this as the only megalithic site to specifically go look at after leaving Ploumenach about midday and driving round the coast road. We get here with nobody else around, the sky is a perfect blue and lots of birds chirrupping away. I think that when I have been here before it has either been dull grey sky, or with the sun in the wrong direction making photos bad, but today it is really looking terrific, with the carvings clearly showing up. Dad seems very interested in why it is all carved like this, and it is significant that it is currently Easter holiday, and only yesterday somebody commented about my resurrection from Ile Carn. Although the carvings were all very clear, we could not be sure what they are all meant to represent, clearly neither of us are fully clued up on Catholic religion and its symbolism! Me being me, I particularly like the sun and the moon at the top of the stone. Fabulous.

Radja visited on 2nd Oct 2011 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5

TheCaptain visited on 24th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Signposted from all around, and with its own parking area, this is a truly massive menhir in all senses. It must be about 6 metres tall or more, and impressively bulky in its other dimensions also. But its crowning glory is the granite cross on top, and also the tremendous 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. The menhir's back face is lovely and weather worn, with lots of grooves running down it where the rain has run down. It is set in a little stone area complete with a little pillar for offerings. Outside the stone setting is a nice little garden area, with a tremendously colourful display when I was here - poppies, hydrangea, stocks and many others I did not know. This is a smashing place to visit, so long as you avoid the coach parties that are regularly brought here.

johnstone visited on 22nd Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5

TheCaptain visited on 30th May 1993 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.

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.29 Ambience: 3.71 Access: 5

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