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<< 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 Mers
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Finistère (29) Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Ploudalmezou  Nearest Village: Landéda
Latitude: 48.592800N  Longitude: 4.6131W
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
2 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
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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
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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 !!!!!!

Ilot Roc'h-Avel
Ilot Roc'h-Avel submitted by thecaptain : Near the town of Landéda are a few small islands which can be reached at low tide. Ilot Roc'h-Avel is one of these, which can be easily walked to from the beach at Kerennoc when not high tide. Towards the western tip of the islet is the fascinating remains of half a cairn, with the other half now taken by the sea. Along the seaward edge can be seen a drystone walled chamber - only the norther... (Vote or comment on this photo)
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.

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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Ilot Roc'h-Avel
Ilot Roc'h-Avel submitted by thecaptain : Ilot Roc'h-Avel is a small island 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 half a cairn, with the other half taken by the sea. 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. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ilot Roc'h-Avel
Ilot Roc'h-Avel submitted by thecaptain : Ilot Roc'h-Avel is a small island just offshore from Presqu'ile Ste-Marguerite, which can be easily walked to from the beach at Kerennoc when not high tide. 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. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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