<< Our Photo Pages >> Le Quadrilatere - Passage Grave in France in Bretagne:Morbihan (56)
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Le Quadrilatere Alternative Name: Le Quadrilatère de Manio, Manio IIICountry: France Département: Bretagne:Morbihan (56) Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Carnac Nearest Village: Kerlescan
Latitude: 47.603900N Longitude: 3.0565W
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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markj99 visited on 18th Sep 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 I was unsure what to make of this rectangular enclosure in the Manio forest. The stones are too short for it to be used for containment. The proximity of the Geant du Manio adds to its air of mystery.
brianlavelle visited on 30th Aug 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4
Catrinm visited on 5th Sep 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Could not make out the mound - though you are on it
aolson visited on 17th Jul 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3
w650marion visited on 26th Sep 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Nice woodland walk quiet outside tourist season
Chrus visited on 1st Jan 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
TheCaptain visited on 13th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 This is a quadrilateral of stones in the forest to the north of the alignements. It initially looks to me like the outside peristalith from a long gone passage grave, but closer inspection shows it to be more than that.
As I am here, a party of horse riders ride right through, and then a bus tour of people, who all turn up, take a picture, and then move on elsewhere. While here I met a couple of Brazilian ladies who saw I was writing, and came up to ask me some questions. They are looking out the old stones, and were interested in what I was doing, and wanted to take my internet address. I should have got them to take a picture of me beside the Giant.
johnstone visited on 5th Jun 2002 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4
X-Ice visited on 16th Aug 1982 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Ogham DrewParsons negus have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.11 Ambience: 3.56 Access: 3.78
The tumulus which covered it, has disappeard and the stones are appr. 1 m high
Just north of the Geant du Manio menhir, the remains are 37 metres in length, with a northeast southwest axis, the width varying between 7 metres at the west and 10 metres at the eastern end. There are a few other stones here too.
This is on the main tourist trail and can get horribly busy. As I was here, a party of horse riders rode right through, and then a bus tour of people, who all turn up, take a picture, and then move on elsewhere.
While here I met a couple of Brazilian ladies who saw I was writing, and came up to ask me some questions. They are looking out the old stones, and were interested in what I was doing, and wanted to take my internet address.
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33m S 182° La Dame Du Manio* Standing Stone (Menhir)
44m ESE 121° Geant du Manio* Standing Stone (Menhir)
52m SSE 160° La Pierre Carree* Standing Stone (Menhir)
239m SSW 208° Tertre du Manio Chambered Tomb
281m ESE 122° Le Menhir Isole du Manio* Standing Stone (Menhir)
323m S 177° Alignement de Kerloquet* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
383m SE 127° Dolmen du Manio* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
400m E 84° Kerlescan cromlech* Stone Circle
423m ENE 73° Kerlescan Tertre and menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir)
457m ENE 62° Kerlescan North Cromlech* Stone Circle
514m E 83° Kerlescan Alignements* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
636m NNE 30° Menhirs de Parc er Manio Stone Row / Alignment
666m WSW 258° Dolmen de Rosnual* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
697m ENE 70° Kerlescan nord allée couverte* Passage Grave
713m WNW 298° Moustoir sud menhir Standing Stone (Menhir)
717m ENE 58° Menhir de Kerlescan 2 Standing Stone (Menhir)
738m NNE 12° Moustoir Champ de Menhirs* Standing Stones
819m ENE 57° Menhir de Kerlescan 1* Standing Stone (Menhir)
920m S 170° Kercado Tumulus* Chambered Tomb
944m NNW 341° Moustoir tumulus* Chambered Tomb
957m NNW 338° Moustoir menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir)
981m NNW 343° Menhir du tumulus du Moustoir* Standing Stone (Menhir)
1.1km SW 221° Kermario Alignements* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
1.2km NNW 340° Moustoir-Rohec menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir)
1.2km SW 221° Kermario Dolmen* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
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