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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Lesconil allée couverte Alternative Name: Allée couverte dite Ty-arc'horriquetCountry: France Département: Bretagne:Finistère (29) Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Douarnenez Nearest Village: Poullan-sur-Mer
Latitude: 48.091900N Longitude: 4.3795W
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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TheCaptain visited on 18th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Lesconil allée couverte is easy to find near the village of Lesconil, as it is signposted from the main D.7 road, and with its own little parking area. This is one monument round here that they do want you to visit, unlike most which seem sadly neglected. This is an excellent place, and no doubt the best preserved of the eight known Arc Bouttée style allée couvertes, where the two rows of side stones lean together, rather than having a row of capstones on top.
The chamber is about 14 metres in length, slightly curved, and facing south of southeast at a bearing of 155°, similar to its neighbour at Kerbalannec. The large side slabs range in size up to about 3 metres in height, the largest being in the middle, the smallest at the southeastern, open, end. The back end of the passage has a small seperate compartment between the rear stones, and a blocking stone is present. The allée couverte even has most of it's outer surrounding of peristalith stones, although several of these have become scattered.
It's all nicely sheltered in a little wood, which is keeping the burning sun off of me, but it doesn't help for getting good pictures, with very contrasting light and shade. For such a big monument, there is surprisingly little room inside, although tall in places, the style of construction cuts the space right down. Perhaps this is one for the cheapskates !
johnstone visited on 15th Jun 2004 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
rrmoser visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 beautiful and still working
neolithique02 DrewParsons paulcall have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.33 Ambience: 4 Access: 4.33
This is an excellent place, and no doubt the best preserved of the eight known Arc Bouttée style allée couvertes, where the two rows of side stones lean together, rather than having a row of capstones on top.
The chamber is about 14 metres in length, slightly curved, and facing south of southeast at a bearing of 155°, similar to its neighbour at Kerbalannec. The large side slabs range in size up to about 3 metres in height, the largest being in the middle, the smallest at the southeastern, open, end. The back end of the passage has a small seperate compartment between the rear stones, and a blocking stone is present.
The allée couverte even has most of it's outer surrounding of peristalith stones, although several of these have become scattered. It's all nicely sheltered in a little wood, which is keeping the burning sun off of me, but it doesnt help for getting good pictures, with very contrasting light and shade.
For such a big monument, there is surprisingly little room inside, although tall in places, the style of construction cuts the space right down. Perhaps this is one for the cheapskates !
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