<< Our Photo Pages >> Pointe de Guilligui allée couverte - Passage Grave in France in Bretagne:Finistère (29)
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pointe de Guilligui allée couverte Alternative Name: Sepulture a Entree Laterale de GuilliguyCountry: France Département: Bretagne:Finistère (29) Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Ploudalmezeau Nearest Village: Ploudalmezeau
Latitude: 48.554200N Longitude: 4.7031W
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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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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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 |
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TheCaptain saw from a distance on 16th Apr 2014 Seen high up on its rocky promontary from across the bay on the quay at Portsall.
Radja visited on 9th Jun 2012 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
TheCaptain visited on 20th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 This is an unusual allée couverte, not quite at the top of the Guilliguy headland, overlooking the ocean where the Amoco Cadiz was wrecked, and the little port of Portsall. This is a place which has been revered over the millennia, and still serves as a place for thought by the big cross, and the views are fantastic.
The allée couverte was built in the neolithic, but much altered during the bronze age. It is now an L shaped tomb, the main part being 6 metres long by 2 metres wide with a couple of capstones still in place. At the eastern end an extra chamber has been built onto the south side, about 4 metres in length and still with one capstone. There is a nicely carved entrance stone between the two. It looks to me like the main chamber has been shortened here when this extra chamber was made, and a couple of stones still survive to the east.
johnstone visited on 17th Jun 2003 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
neolithique02 Martin_L have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.67 Ambience: 4.33 Access: 4
The allée couverte was originally built in the neolithic, but much altered during the bronze age. It is now an L shaped tomb, the main part being 6 metres long by 2 metres wide with a couple of capstones still in place.
At the eastern end an extra chamber has been built onto the south side, about 4 metres in length and still with one capstone. There is a nicely carved entrance stone between the two.
It looks to me like the main chamber has been shortened here when this extra chamber was made, and a couple of stones still survive to the east.
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