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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dolmen du Crapaud - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Bretagne:Morbihan (56)

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen du Crapaud Alternative Name: Dolmen an Tosseg, Dolmen An Tosseig (Du Crapaud) A Penlann
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Morbihan (56) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Vannes  Nearest Village: Billiers
Latitude: 47.515020N  Longitude: 2.48396W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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.
4 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
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markj99 visited on 13th Sep 2023 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Dolmen du Crapaud is located on a cliff edge SE of Plage des Granges, S of Pen Lan (Penn Lann). The remains of this site have been much reduced by coastal erosion. The chamber resembles a toad viewed from N, hence the french name Dolmen du Crapaud.

lichen visited on 28th Aug 2022 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 5

johnstone visited on 30th Jun 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4

TheCaptain visited on 10th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Perched on its clifftop, overlooking the sea and a nice sandy beach, from certain angles this does indeed look like a toad poking its head up. Much of the original tomb is no longer with us due to erosion of the cliffs, and what remains is a capstone perched on top of a few small uprights. The capstone is less than 2 metres by 2 metres, but it is in a really splendid position. The dolmen can be found by walking to the east along the coast path from the big carpark near the beach at Penlann headland.

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.25 Ambience: 5 Access: 4.25

Dolmen du Crapaud
Dolmen du Crapaud submitted by thecaptain : Perched on its clifftop, overlooking the sea and a nice sandy beach, from certain angles this dolmen does indeed look like a toad poking its head up. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Perched on its clifftop, overlooking the sea and a nice sandy beach, from certain angles this dolmen does indeed look like a toad poking its head up.

The dolmen can be found by walking to the east along the coast path from the big carpark near the beach at Penlann headland.

Much of the original tomb is no longer with us due to erosion of the cliffs, and what remains is a capstone perched on top of a few small uprights. The capstone is less than 2 metres by 2 metres, but it is in a really splendid position.

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Dolmen du Crapaud submitted by regina : Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen du Crapaud
Dolmen du Crapaud submitted by regina (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen du Crapaud
Dolmen du Crapaud submitted by regina (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen du Crapaud
Dolmen du Crapaud submitted by regina : Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen du Crapaud
Dolmen du Crapaud submitted by thecaptain : The Toad dolmen can be found by walking to the east along the coast path from the big carpark near the beach at Penlann headland. Much of the original tomb is no longer with us due to erosion of the cliffs.

Dolmen du Crapaud
Dolmen du Crapaud submitted by thecaptain : Dolmen du Crapaud signboard.

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Re: Dolmen du Crapaud by Timetrails on Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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This site is best visited for its lovely location, perched on the edge of a small cliff, overlooking the sea.
It is also very close to the Cairn des Grays which must, in its day, have been a mightily impressive tomb.
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