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<< Our Photo Pages >> Kerherne-Bodunan dolmen - Passage Grave in France in Bretagne:Morbihan (56)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Monday, 03 January 2005  Page Views: 4251

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kerherne-Bodunan dolmen Alternative Name: Roh-Coh-Couët, Allée couverte de Roh Koh Koed
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Morbihan (56) Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Vannes  Nearest Village: Saint-Jean Brevelay
Latitude: 47.816400N  Longitude: 2.7441W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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TheCaptain visited on 12th Jul 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3 This lovely monument is to be found in some lovely oak woodland high on top of a hill overlooking a stream. It is signposted from nearby, but there is nowhere really to park, and it’s a fair walk along a track and then up a woodland footpath. The monument is a strange one, which uses a natural rock outcrop as its base. The first thing you reach is a massive chamber, 4 mtres long by 2.5 metres wide covered by a single massive slab. It would seem that the chamber has been made by splitting the rock outcrop and pushing some of it outwards, but leaving the top of the stone in place to act as its cover. The cover slab is 5.5 by 3.5 metres in size. To the north of this main chamber has been made a passage, running off for about 10 metres, and again using many natural rocks. A few cover stones are in place still, but most have fallen. Oddly it runs away from the large main chamber and I doubt the two would have originally connected on the inside. Perhaps its either two seperate chambers, or like the passage and antechamber in many other allée couvertes. Lovely, and well worth a visit.

johnstone visited on 7th Jul 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 3

Kerherne-Bodunan dolmen
Kerherne-Bodunan dolmen submitted by TheCaptain : This lovely monument is to be found in some lovely oak woodland high on top of a hill overlooking a stream. It is signposted from nearby, but there is nowhere really to park, and it’s a fair walk along a track and then up a woodland footpath. The monument is a strange one, which uses a natural rock outcrop as its base. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This lovely monument is to be found in some lovely oak woodland high on top of a hill overlooking a stream. It is signposted from nearby, but there is nowhere really to park, and it’s a fair walk along a track and then up a woodland footpath. The monument is a strange one, which uses a natural rock outcrop as its base.

The first thing you reach is a massive chamber, 4 metres long by 2.5 metres wide covered by a single massive slab. It would seem that the chamber has been made by splitting the rock outcrop and pushing some of it outwards, but leaving the top of the stone in place to act as its cover. The cover slab is 5.5 by 3.5 metres in size.

To the north of this main chamber has been made a passage, running off for about 10 metres, and again using many natural rocks. A few cover stones are in place still, but most have fallen. Oddly it runs away from the large main chamber and I doubt the two would have originally connected on the inside.

Perhaps its either two separate chambers, or like the passage and antechamber in many other allée couvertes. Lovely, and well worth a visit.
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Kerherne-Bodunan dolmen submitted by Ogham : Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France The woods around the area are being cut down. It is a nice walk to the site on the hill. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kerherne-Bodunan dolmen
Kerherne-Bodunan dolmen submitted by TheCaptain : This lovely monument is to be found in some lovely oak woodland high on top of a hill overlooking a stream. It is signposted from nearby, but there is nowhere really to park, and it’s a fair walk along a track and then up a woodland footpath. The monument is a strange one, which uses a natural rock outcrop as its base. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kerherne-Bodunan dolmen
Kerherne-Bodunan dolmen submitted by TheCaptain : To the north of this main chamber has been made a passage, running off for about 10 metres, and again using many natural rocks. A few cover stones are in place still, but most have fallen. Oddly it runs away from the large main chamber and I doubt the two would have originally connected on the inside. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kerherne-Bodunan dolmen
Kerherne-Bodunan dolmen submitted by TheCaptain (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kerherne-Bodunan dolmen
Kerherne-Bodunan dolmen submitted by TheCaptain

Kerherne-Bodunan dolmen
Kerherne-Bodunan dolmen submitted by TheCaptain : The first thing you reach is a massive chamber, 4 mtres long by 2.5 metres wide covered by a single massive slab. It would seem that the chamber has been made by splitting the rock outcrop and pushing some of it outwards, but leaving the top of the stone in place to act as its cover.

Kerherne-Bodunan dolmen
Kerherne-Bodunan dolmen submitted by karolus : Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France

Kerherne-Bodunan dolmen
Kerherne-Bodunan dolmen submitted by karolus

Kerherne-Bodunan dolmen
Kerherne-Bodunan dolmen submitted by karolus

Kerherne-Bodunan dolmen
Kerherne-Bodunan dolmen submitted by TheCaptain : The first thing you reach is a massive chamber, 4 mtres long by 2.5 metres wide covered by a single massive slab. It would seem that the chamber has been made by splitting the rock outcrop and pushing some of it outwards, but leaving the top of the stone in place to act as its cover.

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