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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Beg-er-Goalennec MenhirsCountry: France Département: Bretagne:Morbihan (56) Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Quiberon Nearest Village: Quiberon
Latitude: 47.483800N Longitude: 3.1416W
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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Catrinm visited on 6th Sep 2022 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 5
aolson visited on 18th Jul 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5
rrmoser visited on 8th Jun 2017 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5
Ogham visited on 7th Jul 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Nice site to visit out of tourist season, it would also be good in a westerly storm for photo opportunities.
43559959 visited on 21st Apr 2014 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5
johnstone visited on 5th Jul 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5
TheCaptain visited on 14th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 The first menhir is a sadly broken menhir right beside a restaurant on the Cote Sauvage roadside. It's 4 metres high with another 2 metres broken from the top laying beside it. It is over 2 metres wide and only 30cm thick. It has a strangely shaped neighbour between it and the sea.
The second menhir is a sort of heart shaped menhir (no doubt due to breakage) which stands 3 metres high right beside the Cote Sauvage road opposite a little restaurant and near to a car park. It is splendidly situated to sit and watch the waves break over this spectacular coastline.
negus visited - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 4 Access: 5
Beg er Goalennec menhir A is a sadly broken menhir right beside a restaurant on the Cote Sauvage roadside. It's 4 metres high with another 2 metres broken from the top laying beside it. It is over 2 metres wide and only 30cm thick.
Beg er Goalennec menhir B is a heart shaped menhir (no doubt due to breakage) which stands 3 metres tall right beside the Cote Sauvage road opposite the little restaurant and near to a car park. It is splendidly situated to sit and watch the waves break over this spectacular coastline.
A third fallen menhir lays nearby
Base Mérimée (Historic Monument)
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