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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dolmen de Mané-Carnaplaye 1 - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Bretagne:Morbihan (56)

Submitted by AlexHunger on Monday, 03 January 2005  Page Views: 3819

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen de Mané-Carnaplaye 1 Alternative Name: Dolmens de Keroch
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 0.504 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Bretagne:Morbihan (56) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Auray  Nearest Village: Saint-Philibert
Latitude: 47.588965N  Longitude: 3.006403W
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.
3 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
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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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markj99 visited on 17th Sep 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Dolmen de Mané Canaplaye S is located on a path in woods c. 300m W of Saint-Philibert in Morbihan. The dolmen, which measures c. 1.5m high, is preserved in a fenced-off enclosure in a small clearing. The remains consist of a chamber with a large capstone measuring c. 2m wide. The chamber has a large flooring slab. An uncovered passage projects c. 1.5m ENE from the chamber.
There is a lay-by on the D781 at N47.590813, W3.010069. Walk 25m NE along the roadside to reach a track running S. After c. 110m walk straight into the trees avoiding private property. Continue along this path for another c. 200m to reach a junction. The ruined Dolmen de Mané Canaplaye N is located c. 10m E in a small clearing. After visiting this site return to the junction of paths, take the right path heading S. Follow this vague path for c. 130m to reach Dolmen de Mané Canaplaye S.

johnstone visited on 8th Jun 2002 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4

Martin_L have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4 Access: 3.5

Dolmen de Mané-Carnaplaye 1
Dolmen de Mané-Carnaplaye 1 submitted by Martin_L : Dolmens de Keroch (Mané Carnaplaye) near St.Philibert: The better preserved chamber with enormous capstone and remains of a passage. Scan of B/W taken in May 2001 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Dolmen in Morbihan


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Dolmen de Mané-Carnaplaye 1
Dolmen de Mané-Carnaplaye 1 submitted by Martin_L : Dolmens de Keroch (Mané Carnaplaye) near St.Philibert: The better preserved chamber with enormous capstone and remains of a passage. Scan of diapositive taken in May 2001 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen de Mané-Carnaplaye 1
Dolmen de Mané-Carnaplaye 1 submitted by johnstone : In front of the dolmen on June 8, 2002. Scan from colour-negative (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen de Mané-Carnaplaye 1
Dolmen de Mané-Carnaplaye 1 submitted by markj99 : Chamber of Dolmen de Mané-Carnaplaye 1 viewed from ESE (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen de Mané-Carnaplaye 1
Dolmen de Mané-Carnaplaye 1 submitted by markj99 : Dolmen de Mané-Carnaplaye 1 viewed from WSW. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen de Mané-Carnaplaye 1
Dolmen de Mané-Carnaplaye 1 submitted by markj99 : Dolmen de Mané-Carnaplaye 1 viewed from ENE.

Dolmen de Mané-Carnaplaye 1
Dolmen de Mané-Carnaplaye 1 submitted by markj99 : Dolmen de Mané-Carnaplaye 1 viewed from NNW.

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Re: Dolmen de Mané-Carnaplaye 1 by markj99 on Saturday, 07 October 2023
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Dolmen de Mané Canaplaye S is located on a path in woods c. 300m W of Saint-Philibert in Morbihan. The dolmen, which measures c. 1.5m high, is preserved in a fenced-off enclosure in a small clearing. The remains consist of a chamber with a large capstone measuring c. 2m wide. The chamber has a large flooring slab. An uncovered passage projects c. 1.5m ENE from the chamber.

There is a lay-by on the D781 at N47.590813, W3.010069. Walk 25m NE along the roadside to reach a track running S. After c. 110m walk straight into the trees avoiding private property. Continue along this path for another c. 200m to reach a junction. The ruined Dolmen de Mané Canaplaye N is located c. 10m E in a small clearing. After visiting this site return to the junction of paths, take the right path heading S. Follow this vague path for c. 130m to reach Dolmen de Mané Canaplaye S.
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