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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pointe De Primel TumulusCountry: France Département: Bretagne:Finistère (29) Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Morlaix Nearest Village: Plougasnou
Latitude: 48.717950N Longitude: 3.81846W
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 |
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Chambered Cairn in Bretagne:Finistère (29)
Hidden under the gorse and brambles, I would never have known the existence of this cairn if it hadn't been for the enthusiasm of an elderly local from the nearby town who happened to be leaning on the nearby Pointe De Primel Menhir, about 50 meters to the northeast.
Following him up the path over the nearby hump, he stopped at two waist high stones on the path and pointed low into the hedge showing the lintel and uprights leading into the chamber. Sadly filled with sand, debris and trash, nevertheless the tumulus has a wonderful setting overlooking the rocks and islands to sea, and I'm sure if the thick growth on top of it were removed it would expose quite a complete structure, as many of the stones surrounding it are visible through the brambles.
On the other side of the high rock due south is a ruined Dolmen hidden in the undergrowth, at the fork in the path.
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