<< Our Photo Pages >> Ilot Roc'h-Avel - Chambered Cairn in France in Bretagne:Finistère (29)
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ilot Roc'h-Avel Alternative Name: Cairn Coupé en Deux Par les Hautes MersCountry: France Département: Bretagne:Finistère (29) Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Ploudalmezou Nearest Village: Landéda
Latitude: 48.592800N Longitude: 4.6131W
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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 |
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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 |
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TheCaptain visited on 21st Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Just offshore from Presqu'ile Ste-Marguerite near the town of Landéda are a few small islands which can be reached at low tide, upon which there are stone monuments. Ilot Roc'h-Avel is one of these, which can be easily walked to from the beach at Kerennoc when not high tide tide.
Towards the western tip of the islet is the fascinating remains of a cairn which is now half on the island with the other half now taken by the sea. At the seaward edge can be seen a drystone walled chamber - only the northern half of which remains. A few large stones lie dotted about on the shoreline, which with a bit of imagination can be placed into position for some sort of chamber.
Just inland and up a bit from the cairn cut in half by the sea is another cairn, again of which certain edge set stones suggest remains of a chamber.
There are lots of children out on the beach below, obviously a school visit. All sorts of fun and games are going on, girls shreiking when their feet touch weed or shells! Brilliant. AAaaaaaaarggghhhh - its a crab !!!!!!
Towards the western tip of the islet is the fascinating remains of half a cairn, which is now half on the island with the other half now taken by the sea. At the seaward edge can be seen a drystone walled chamber - only the northern half of which remains. A few large stones lie dotted about on the shoreline, which with a bit of imagination can be placed into position for some sort of chamber.
Just inland and up a bit from the cairn cut in half by the sea is another cairn, again of which certain edge set stones suggest remains of a chamber.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Beware the tidal situation when visiting this site, as passage between shore and island is impossible when the tide is in.
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