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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Morbihan (56) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Auray  Nearest Village: Locmariaquer
Latitude: 47.556700N  Longitude: 2.9507W
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
4 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.
4 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
5

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markj99 visited on 14th Sep 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Access to this monument has been restricted by a low fence round the perimeter. There is an official sign denying permission to enter the dolmen. I respected this request reluctantly because I would have liked to see the carved stones in the monument.

markhewins visited on 20th May 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Access: 4 Fabulous vista. Unfortunate is wired off but you can get close if you want.

Catrinm visited on 7th Sep 2022 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 There is a rope around it now with signs asking you not to enter to protect it from damage.

aolson visited on 17th Jul 2020 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 I am a bit jealous of some of the previous visitors' pictures, as the site is now fenced off, and no close examinations are allowed.

rrmoser visited on 30th May 2017 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4 chamber was wet but passable. need a flashlight to see inner chamber.

Murph visited on 1st Sep 2016 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4 There has been a rope put up to stop people from entering the structure. Shame, but it does protect it from erosion as it is beside a beach and campsite.

Chrus visited on 1st Jan 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3

TheCaptain visited on 11th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 This famous angled passage grave with its many sculpted stones is right at the end of the Locmariaquer peninsular overlooking the sea, and still mostly within a small covering mound. The chamber turns about 45 degrees to the left after about 6 metres, with a side chamber bisecting the angle. From this corner, there is about another 10 metres of passage to the final chamber, seperated from the widening passage by a nicely carved stone. The carvings on the passageway side supports get more exotic the further you get into the monument. Although the entire passageway is covered, I think most of the stones used are modern replacements. Take a good torch with you to see the details of all the carved stones. Unfortunately, my camera started misbehaving here, and the flash would not work properly, and so I couldn't get any decent pictures from within the tomb. However, this place is thoroughly documented in many other places.

johnstone visited on 8th Jun 2002 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4

X-Ice visited on 18th Aug 1982 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4

negus visited - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5

ShamrockStone regina neolithique02 Jimwithnoname Andy B Martin_L ermine have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.18 Ambience: 4.6 Access: 4

Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by ermine : Les Pierres Plates (Vote or comment on this photo)
This famous angled passage grave with its many sculpted stones is right at the end of the Locmariaquer peninsular overlooking the sea, and still mostly within a small covering mound.

The chamber turns about 45 degrees to the left after about 6 metres, with a side chamber bisecting the angle. From this corner, there is about another 10 metres of passage to the final chamber, seperated from the widening passage by a nicely carved stone.

The carvings on the passageway side supports get more exotic the further you get into the monument. Although the entire passageway is covered, I think many of the stones used are modern replacements.

It's worth taking a good torch with you to see the details of all the carved stones in this angled passage grave, and the angled passage and sand covering make it pretty dark at the end!

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Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by Murph : There has been a rope put up, since I took these, to stop people from entering the structure. Shame, but it does protect it from erosion as it is beside a beach and campsite. Wonderful interior "decoration" (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by Murph : There has been a rope put up, since I took these, to stop people from entering the structure. Shame, but it does protect it from erosion as it is beside a beach and campsite. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by markhewins : We planned on visiting afterdark with the UV lights but was very cold and damp! (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by ShamrockStone : Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by Postman (Vote or comment on this photo)

Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by regina

Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by neolithique02 : Locmariaquer - Les Pierres Plates Image copyright: Néolithique02, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by postman : The classic view of a brilliant site. Taken whilst motor homing in 2004

Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by postman : Carved stones a plenty, I left the kids playing on the beach whilst daddy went to see some more stones, a guide of sorts was on hand with a torch, his name was Chris also, I tried to tell him he had a good job but his English was as bad as my French. Taken whilst motor homing in 2004

Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by SueS : The entrance to the Pierres Plates Dolmen.

Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by markhewins : 360 of a visit Nice walk from the camp site about 2km from town on the coastal path (1 comment)

Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by johnstone : Information panel, June 8, 2002 (scan from colour-negative)

Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by Postman : Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France

Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by Postman (1 comment)

Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by Postman : The bend.

Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by Postman : Two big cupmarks

Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by Postman : Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France

Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by Postman : Capstones

Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by regina : Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France

Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by regina

Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by thereddragon : Nice rendition by La Poste.

Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by neolithique02 : Locmariaquer - Les Pierres Plates Image copyright: Néolithique02, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by neolithique02

Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer)
Pierres Plates (Locmariaquer) submitted by neolithique02

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Re: Pierres Plates by markj99 on Tuesday, 26 September 2023
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Visited 14.09.23

Access to this monument has been restricted by a low fence round the perimeter. There is an official sign denying permission to enter the dolmen. I respected this request reluctantly because I would have liked to see the carved stones in the monument.
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Re: Pierres Plates by ModernExplorers on Friday, 19 May 2017
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An overview of the stone alignments, filmed in 2016 with some great drone footage -
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Re: Pierres Plates by neolithique02 on Tuesday, 11 October 2011
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More pics and videos here :
http://neolithique02.blog4ever.com/blog/photos-cat-65835-1948625796-visite_des_megalithes_autour_de_locmariaquer.html
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