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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: ÃŽle Melon menhirsCountry: France Département: Bretagne:Finistère (29) Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Ploudalmezou Nearest Village: ÃŽle Melon
Latitude: 48.484600N Longitude: 4.7766W
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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Autun visited on 16th Sep 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 1 These stones are rather pleasant, and likely lined up with the large menhir which was once nearby. The stones are host to a range of interesting fauna, as is the island as a hole, with many contrasting exposure niches providing for a patchwork fauna mosaic.
TheCaptain visited on 20th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 2 This is frustrating. There is only 15 metres of water between me and the island from where I sit, but the tide is coming in and the island is not going to get any nearer. There is a dolmen on top of the island, and there are also at least two menhirs further down to the south of the island, and looking towards the shore. I believe that there was once a large menhir here also, which was blown up during the war. Perhaps a swim is needed !
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 5 Access: 1.5
Other larger menhirs were destroyed in the second world war, along with possibly a second dolmen.
Note: Access to the island should not be attempted unless you are sure about the state of the tide, and that it is still receding as you cross. Or else you are willing to wait marooned for 12 hours for the next low tide, are a strong swimmer, or have a boat available.
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