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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ménec cromlech - Stone Circle in France in Bretagne:Morbihan (56)

Submitted by AlexHunger on Monday, 03 January 2005  Page Views: 6139

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ménec cromlech
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Morbihan (56) Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Auray  Nearest Village: Carnac
Latitude: 47.591600N  Longitude: 3.0862W
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
4 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
0No data.
5 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
5

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Catrinm visited on 6th Sep 2022 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4 The west cromlech visible at the creperie

johnstone visited on 28th Jun 2022 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5

Chrus visited on 1st Jan 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4

MartinJEley visited on 16th Sep 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 5 The cromlech and the way the village has grown in and around it reminded me very much of Avebury in England. It was fascinating to walk around the village and to discover stones in all sorts of places.

TheCaptain visited on 12th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Curving around the Creperie at the western end of the Menec alignements, this almost contiguous semicircle of stones really is splendid, and most people who visit the nearby stones do not know that it is there, or think that it’s a wall. All sorts of other bits of the cromlech can be found in between the buildings of the Menec hamlet. This place really is magic without the people.

ShamrockStone neolithique02 Andy B MegalithJunkie have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.4 Ambience: 4.2 Access: 4.6

Ménec cromlech
Ménec cromlech submitted by AlexHunger : The Cromlec de Menec marks the westernmost extent of the Carnac Allignments. It basically starts on the road that separates it from the allignments, goes through a private garden, through the end of the village and ends in a creperie. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Cromlec de Menec marks the westernmost extent of the Carnac Alignments. It basically starts on the road that separates it from the alignments, goes through a private garden, through the end of the village and ends in a creperie.

Curving around the Creperie at the western end of the Menec alignements, this almost contiguous semicircle of stones really is splendid, and most people who visit the nearby stones do not know that it is there, or think that it’s a wall. All sorts of other bits of the cromlech can be found in between the buildings of the Menec hamlet. This place really is magic without the people.

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Ménec cromlech submitted by holger_rix : Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France From Old Postcard (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ménec cromlech submitted by neolithique02 : Carnac - Cromlech du Menec Image copyright: Néolithique02, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ménec cromlech submitted by neolithique02 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Menec cromlech submitted by postman : Peering nosily into some jammy beggers back yard. Fancy having something like this in your back yard, its a bit like being into Star Wars and getting a penthouse suite on Coruscant. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ménec cromlech submitted by johnstone : Northern end at 47.59192N 3.08600W June 28, 2022

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Ménec cromlech submitted by johnstone : A row in the middle, behind the crèperie, June 28, 2022

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Ménec cromlech submitted by johnstone : Southern end, the first five stones, at 49.59123N 3.08532W on June 28, 2022

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Ménec cromlech submitted by neolithique02 : Le cromlech du Ménec Image copyright: Néolithique02, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Ménec cromlech submitted by neolithique02

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Ménec cromlech submitted by durhamnature : Old photo from "Journal of British Archaeology" via archive.org (1 comment)

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Ménec cromlech submitted by rw1 : 09/2007

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Ménec cromlech submitted by rw1

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Ménec cromlech submitted by rw1

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Ménec cromlech submitted by AlexHunger : The Cromlec de Menec ending in a creperie. (1 comment)

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Menec cromlech submitted by Catrinm : One curve of the cromlech next to the creperie

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Ménec cromlech submitted by ShamrockStone : Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France

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Ménec cromlech submitted by neolithique02 : Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France Image copyright: Néolithique02, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Ménec cromlech submitted by Andy B : Vintage photograph from the 1927 book Menhirs et Dolmens Bretons by Paul Gruyer

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 186m NW 321° Menhir north of Le Menec* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 211m NE 42° Menhir du Menec (B) Standing Stone (Menhir)
 246m ENE 66° Ménec alignements* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
 287m E 95° Maison des Mégalithes* Museum
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 857m SSE 156° Menhir du Bourg (Carnac)* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 968m ENE 67° Alignements de Toulchignan* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
 969m SE 142° Carnac Musée de Préhistoire* Museum
 1.0km ENE 65° Cromlech du Menec-Est* Stone Circle
 1.0km ESE 112° Saint-Michel tumulus* Chambered Cairn
 1.1km E 99° Fontaine St Michel* Holy Well or Sacred Spring
 1.2km WNW 285° Menhir de Bihor Standing Stone (Menhir)
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 1.5km WSW 255° Kerroc’h cromlech* Stone Circle
 1.5km WSW 255° Kerroc'h Dolmen* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 1.5km ENE 73° Kermario Dolmen* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 1.5km WNW 287° Dolmen de Plouharnel 2 Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 1.5km E 95° Kerluir Menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 1.6km ENE 70° Kermario Alignements* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
 1.6km E 94° Kerluir Dolmen* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 1.6km ESE 104° Alignement de Tri an Saint-Cornely Stone Row / Alignment
 1.6km N 4° Menhir Kerlann Standing Stone (Menhir)
 1.7km WNW 288° Kergavat Dolmen* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
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Re: Ménec cromlech by ModernExplorers on Friday, 19 May 2017
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An overview of the stone alignments, filmed in 2016 with some great drone footage -
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