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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kermario Alignements Alternative Name: Kermario alignments, Kermario stone rows, Kermario avenuesCountry: France Département: Bretagne:Morbihan (56) Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Nearest Town: Auray Nearest Village: Carnac
Latitude: 47.596400N Longitude: 3.0663W
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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stonetracker visited on 1st Sep 2024 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 What can I say that hasn't already been said ? Astounding site and still one of many unsolved mysteries.
On a more mundane note, there are many ways to explore these alignments. For me, parking at the large lot near the Kermario Dolmen and walking the southern rows from there to the Old Windmill viewing tower and then back along the northernmost row provided the most satisfying on-the-ground experience. But be advised that it's a fair trek !
foz750 visited on 25th Jan 2024 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Simply outstanding, row upon row of standing stones of such enormous quantities it it had to comprehend how they were placed.
We visited in January and the place was deserted. Fabulous .
markj99 visited on 16th Sep 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5 The Alignements de Kermario were the most impressive of the Carnac Alignments due to the length of the stone rows and the impressive height of the megaliths forming the rows. Unfortunately I had to be content with external views of the stones as access was restricted. The best views were to be had from the Old Windmill platform.
Catrinm visited on 6th Sep 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4
aolson visited on 17th Jul 2020 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 What can be said? More menhirs in one place than I have seen total in years of finding megalithic sites in Central Europe!
rrmoser visited on 1st Jun 2017 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5 access is restricted except for the winter.
43559959 visited on 26th Apr 2014 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5
MartinJEley visited on 16th Sep 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3 The sheer scale of the site and the number of stones is incredible.
goxethee visited on 6th May 2012 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5
TheCaptain visited on 12th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5 I am not going to say much about the major Carnac alignements, except to say that they are all absolutely mind blowing. Even though I saw them all those years ago, the first sight of all those stones lined up is incredible, especially in the strong evening sunshine.
I cannot possibly do justice to these stones with my writing or photographs. I will say that the fences surrounding the stones are not obtrusive, unlike the fences at stonehenge, and with the vegetation returning, they all look FAR, FAR better than they did in 1987 with all the soil erosion around them all. I must come back and do the full tour at some time.
johnstone visited on 3rd Jun 2002 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5
Martin_L visited on 1st Jul 1989 and 02/1991 and 06/2001
X-Ice visited on 16th Aug 1982 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4
Chrus visited - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4
Andy B: would like to visit Featured in Episode Two of BBC's History of Ancient Britain with Neil Oliver
30081978 ShamrockStone neolithique02 PAB Bladup Ogham Jimwithnoname DrewParsons lizh MegalithJunkie davidmorgan negus have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.31 Ambience: 4.62 Access: 4.46
The ensemble consists of 1029 menhirs in seven to ten parallel lines extending over 1128 m. To the southwest, just in the bend of the road, there is a dolmen. The alignments are 96 m wide on the west side - there are the highest stones - and only 36 m in the east, where a former cromlech is situated.
Wikipedia article Liste des sites mégalithiques du Morbihan
Base Mérimée (Historic Monument)
The Journal of Antiquities also features an entry for the Carnac Stone Rows, Morbihan, Brittany, which includes a photograph, a description and sources of further information.
Note: New article about visiting the alignments in Carnac by Elyn Aviva
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