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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pointe Er Hourél Dolmen Alternative Name: Dolmen de St-Pierre-Loperec 2Country: France Département: Bretagne:Morbihan (56) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Auray Nearest Village: Locmariaquer
Latitude: 47.554000N Longitude: 2.9628W
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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markj99 visited on 17th Sep 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Dolmen d'Er Hourel is a magical monument in a special location. A short coastal walk leads to a stand of pines on the edge of the sea. It's a perfect spot for a picnic.
rrmoser visited on 30th May 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 The location was just stunning and the ambiance was strong perhaps because of the sweeping views of the bay.
TheCaptain visited on 11th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 3 This dolmen is in just about the best position of any I have been to, out near the end of Er Hourel point in a little pinewood. Access is either by a fair walk from the nearest car park for Plage St Pierre, or the way I did it was by an excellent off road bike route from Locmariaquer, which took me along country lanes, across tidal weirs, up a creek, round some gardens and a few places where I had to carry the bike before reaching the last kilometre along the sands. This route is not to be attempted at high tide !
When I was here, the sun was setting in the west over Carnac and the Arzon peninsular was all lit up in the golden sky to the east, Quiberon and the islands can be seen across the sea speckled with sailing boats, while the wind rushes through the pines. Absolutely smashing. Pity that I have to make my way back soon.
The dolmen isn't much, a few support stones standing round a fallen capstone of what would have been a 2 metre wide chamber. How long it would have been is anybodies guess, it could be just 2 metres, or it could be like the nearby Pierres Plates and be up to 20 metres long. The floor of the chamber is paved.
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.67 Ambience: 5 Access: 3.67
When I was here, the sun was setting in the west over Carnac and the Arzon peninsular was all lit up in the golden sky to the east, Quiberon and the islands can be seen across the sea speckled with sailing boats, while the wind rushes through the pines. Absolutely smashing. Pity that I have to make my way back soon.
The dolmen isn't much, a few support stones standing round a fallen capstone of what would have been a 2 metre wide chamber. How long it would have been is anybodies guess, it could be just 2 metres, or it could be like the nearby Pierres Plates and be up to 20 metres long. The floor of the chamber is paved.
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