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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Les Causeurs Alternative Name: Ar Brigourien, Ar Fistillerien, The TalkersCountry: France Département: Bretagne:Finistère (29) Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Audierne Nearest Village: ÃŽle de Sein
Latitude: 48.038149N Longitude: 4.851246W
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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The Journal of Antiquities also includes an entry for Les Causeurs Menhirs, I’le de Sein, Finistere, (Bretagne) Brittany, which includes a photograprh, a descritpion, directions for finding this site and a list of reference sources for more information. The Journal adds that there are a number of myths and legends associated with these menhirs, and also with the surrounding area in which they stand; the island, known as Enez Sun in Breton, has long been steeped in pre-Christiand myths and druidic ritual.
These standing stones can be seen "on a low, grassy mound at the south-western side of St Guénolé’s Church (Eglise Saint-Guénolé) on the Place Francois-Le-Sud – just to the west of Port du Men-Briel".
Note: A collection of vintage photographs just uploaded, from the 1927 book Menhirs et Dolmens Bretons by Paul Gruyer
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