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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:
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 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
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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