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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kercado Tumulus Alternative Name: Tumulus de KercadoCountry: France Département: Bretagne:Morbihan (56) Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Auray Nearest Village: Carnac
Latitude: 47.595750N Longitude: 3.05436W
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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Antikythera visited on 19th Jun 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Very atmospheric. However be aware that it’s not well signposted after parking - took us 2 visits and both times we walked too far on the main path. After parking, take the right hand path (with your back to the main road). After some buildings and a short walk look for a path uphill to the left and through some trees. The site is amazingly well preserved and very atmospheric. There is electric lighting but we took torches.
Catrinm visited on 5th Sep 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Restored but still good - not sure about stone on top though ?
Murph visited on 1st Sep 2022 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
johnstone visited on 28th Jun 2022 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4
aolson visited on 17th Jul 2020 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4 A simply stunning site. The curry house is a bit incongruous, though.
rrmoser visited on 6th Jun 2017 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
jopplanje visited on 14th Oct 2015 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4
TheCaptain visited on 13th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Fantastic. This is getting a bit eroded away now, and I think it needs some better protection from all the visitors it gets. The monument consists of a 25 metre diameter round cairn, completely enclosing a wonderful dolmen chamber which is about 3 metres by 2.5 metres, and 2.3 metres high, which is entered via a passageway which opens up from the east. The chamber is covered by a single large capstone, which does not rest directly on top of the sideslabs, but is raised above them by corbelled smaller stones, making it look like it is floating above the chamber. There are carvings on several side stones with chequerboard patterns, and a large carving of an axe on the roof.
On top of the mound is a menhir, and around the outside of the mound is a circle of stones, about 5 metres extra distance away from the mound, of which less than half now exist. A bit further away from the entrance is another menhir, about 1.5 metres tall.
This must be just about the most complete dolmenic chamber there is to be seen in the world today, and is a fantastic place to visit when quiet. It is €1 entry fee, payable into an honesty box in quiet times at the entrance shelter by the pizzeria. I met the Brazilian ladies again here, and also a retired Irish couple who were travelling for a few months in their camper van.
ShamrockStone Ozzie neolithique02 Ogham Jimwithnoname DrewParsons have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.38 Ambience: 4.88 Access: 3.88
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