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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cromlech du Menec-EstCountry: France Département: Bretagne:Morbihan (56) Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Carnac
Latitude: 47.595465N Longitude: 3.07381W
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: 4 Helps to understand that theres a semi circle of stones at the head of the alignmwnts
aolson visited on 17th Jul 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 2 Difficult to see a cromlech among the stones of the alignment from ground level. It could simply be a case of missing stones making the appearance of a circle.
lizh MegalithJunkie have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 3
The shape is easier to see on aerial photography, such as that in the geoportail map on this page. What can be seen are some of the stones of the outside, and the sudden lack of stones in the central area. It is also visible that the stones which edge the cromlech (many of which are missing, but those which can be seen) are differently aligned to those of the rows, and are closer together in places.
Because it is not possible to walk on this site now (it's the bit over the last road before reaching the Kermario alignments, but clearly at the end of the Menec rows) it is not easy to see the stones on the furthest side. Burl says 25 stones survive, mostly on the western side. Some are also visible on the eastern and northern edges.
It's not a long walk, but you can't get to it, because of the fences. This makes its shape difficult to recognise.
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