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Submitted by thecaptain on Saturday, 01 December 2007  Page Views: 11291

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Mougau Bihan Alternative Name: Allée couverte de Mougau
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Finistère (29) Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Landivisiau  Nearest Village: Commana
Latitude: 48.399700N  Longitude: 3.9668W
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
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
5 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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KeeleyJane visited on 20th Sep 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5

rrmoser visited on 11th Jun 2017 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 excellent sacred spring just up the street Fontaine St Jean

TheCaptain visited on 23rd Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5 This is an absolutely splendid allée couverte, which has been dated to 3000BC, found a couple of kilometres to the south of the village of Commana, and signposted from there. It has a little car park and picnic area, as well as a nice and spacious grassy area around it. The main chamber is 14 metres in length and oriented approximately north to south, with its entrance at the northern end. The southern end has an extra small chamber, the "cella", the two parts being divided by a splendid "chevet" stone. The roof is made of five large capstones, four on the main chamber, and one on the cella. The internal width and height are about 1.5 metres. But the best thing about this monument is all the ornamental engravings on the internal faces of the stones. About half of the side slabs have engravings on them which are fairly clear to make out. Most of these engravings are what are called "palettes", some stones having several of these of various designs next to each other. One of the stones has two pairs of the double hemispheres on it - these have been largely interpreted as pairs of breasts. The closing stone between the two chambers has a palette and also a wonderful polished axe, contained within its "crosse", but this is one of the least clear engravings, being much more weatherworn than some which have been better protected. Mougau Bihan translates from the Breton language to "Fairies Cave".

johnstone visited on 13th Jun 2003 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5

neolithique02 jhice DrewParsons Martin_L have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.5 Ambience: 4.25 Access: 5

Mougau Bihan
Mougau Bihan submitted by TheCaptain : View of the eastern side of Mougau Bihan allée couverte, which has been dated to 3000BC. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This is an absolutely splendid allée couverte, which has been dated to 3000BC, found a couple of kilometres to the south of the village of Commana, and signposted from there. It has a little car park and picnic area, as well as a nice and spacious grassy area around it.

The main chamber is 14 metres in length and oriented approximately north to south, with its entrance at the northern end. The southern end has an extra small chamber, the "cella", the two parts being divided by a splendid "chevet" stone.

The roof is made of five large capstones, four on the main chamber, and one on the cella. The internal width and height are about 1.5 metres.

But the best thing about this monument is all the ornamental engravings on the internal faces of the stones. About half of the side slabs have engravings on them which are fairly clear to make out. Most of these engravings are what are called "palettes", some stones having several of these of various designs next to each other.

One of the stones has two pairs of the double hemispheres on it - these have been largely interpreted as pairs of breasts. The closing stone between the two chambers has a palette and also a wonderful polished axe, contained within its "crosse", but this is one of the least clear engravings, being much more weatherworn than some which have been better protected.

I have seen Mougau Bihan translated from the Breton language to "Fairies Cave" or "Little House", so take your pick.

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Base Mérimée (Patrimonial Inventory)

Note: New site description and many photos now in of this splendidly decorated allée couverte in Brittany. A must-visit site if you are in the region.
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Mougau Bihan submitted by Jimwithnoname : I've messed with this a little to try and give it an aged look, like the old postcards. Site in Bretagne:Finistère (29) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Mougau Bihan submitted by Jimwithnoname : Site in Bretagne:Finistère (29) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Mougau Bihan submitted by DrewParsons : View inside the main chamber (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Mougau Bihan submitted by Jimwithnoname : Site in Bretagne:Finistère (29) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Mougau Bihan submitted by jhice : Mougau side - 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Mougau Bihan submitted by Jimwithnoname : Site in Bretagne:Finistère (29) France

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Mougau Bihan submitted by Jimwithnoname : A huge monument, well worth a visit Site in Bretagne:Finistère (29) France

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Mougau Bihan submitted by neolithique02 : Allée couverte de Mougau-Bihan Image copyright: Néolithique02, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Mougau Bihan submitted by DrewParsons : View showing the small chamber at the end of the monument

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Mougau Bihan submitted by DrewParsons : September 2009

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Mougau Bihan submitted by DrewParsons

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Mougau Bihan submitted by DrewParsons : Visited in September 2009

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Mougau Bihan submitted by DrewParsons : Overview of this excellent site

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Mougau Bihan submitted by RunaStera : This very nice hunebed is situated near Commana in Brittany. It is 14m long and has a 11m long and a 1.5m long chamber. Inside of the hunebed are reliefs.

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Mougau Bihan submitted by RunaStera

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Mougau Bihan submitted by DrewParsons : One of a number of carvings inside the chamber

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Mougau Bihan submitted by TheCaptain : Mougau Bihan allée couverte, viewed here from the noth east looking in to the original entree.

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Mougau Bihan submitted by TheCaptain : Mougau Bihan allée couverte, dated to 3000BC, viewed here from the south east.

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Mougau Bihan submitted by TheCaptain : Mougau Bihan main chamber is 14 metres in length and oriented approximately north to south, with its entrance at the northern end (left in this view). This is the view of the western side.

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Mougau Bihan submitted by Martin_L : Mougau Bihan is really a must-visit-site. (2 comments)

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Mougau Bihan submitted by karolus : Site in Bretagne:Finistère (29) France

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Mougau Bihan submitted by KaiHofmann : Mougau Bihan

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Mougau Bihan submitted by KaiHofmann

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Mougau Bihan submitted by jhice : Mougau inside - 2011

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Re: Mougau Bihan by Andy B on Wednesday, 07 October 2015
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The London Traveller blog writes: The Neolithic in Brittany lasted from c.5,000BC to c.2,000BC – pretty staggering. Just outside Brennilis is an Allée Couverte called Mougau Bihun and dating to c.3,000BC. This is a covered, passageway tomb and belongs to the later Neolithic.

More at
https://londondiaryblog.wordpress.com/2015/09/23/mougau-bihan-megalith/
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Re: Mougau Bihan by davidmorgan on Saturday, 13 April 2013
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Submitted by jhice:

Near the village of Mougau-Bihan, the covered walkway Mougau, 14 m long, which was built in the 2nd millennium BC, and is especially famous for the decoration of the main room.

Popular tradition relates the monument as the tomb of the giants, reserving Bugel Noz, rock overlooking the Mougau, round nocturnal goblins, elves or goblins sort of Brittany.

Located outside the village of Mougau Bihan, 1.7 km from the village, this monument is 14 meters long made ​​of granite walls juxtaposed. The ceiling is formed by four horizontal slabs, the fifth cell covering the north.

Defined on the cadastre as a druid altar, this megalith is actually a collective burial buried or were members of a "clan" of farmers and ranchers who lived nearby.

Some pillars are decorated with engraved patterns, representing the representation of the mother goddess in the form of two pairs of breasts, as well as weapons period (dagger and spear).
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Re: Mougau Bihan by TheCaptain on Friday, 29 July 2011
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