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<< Our Photo Pages >> Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus - Chambered Tomb in France in Bretagne:Morbihan (56)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Monday, 03 January 2005  Page Views: 4247

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Morbihan (56) Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Ploërmel  Nearest Village: Néant-sur-Yvel
Latitude: 48.019700N  Longitude: 2.2894W
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.
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
4

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oldman visited on 1st Sep 2018 Very interesting site.

Ogham dt44 have visited here

Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus
Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus submitted by dt44 : Site in Bretagne: Morbihan (56) France (Vote or comment on this photo)
Tumulus in Morbihan




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Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus
Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus submitted by dt44 : Jardin aux moines à Neant sur Yvel (Vote or comment on this photo)

Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus
Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus submitted by Charmot : Site in Bretagne: Morbihan (56) France: I do this picture in August 2006 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus
Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus submitted by ogham : Nice site and easy to visit. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus
Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus submitted by ogham : Most of the year you will have the area to yourself. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus
Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus submitted by ogham : Easy access from the parking area.

Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus
Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus submitted by ogham : The ground is firm so access can still be gained in bad weather.

Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus
Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus submitted by oldman : Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France

Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus
Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus submitted by oldman : Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France the other side North (I think)

Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus
Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus submitted by oldman : Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France view from the far end

Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus
Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus submitted by oldman : Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France There is still some surrounding earth from the tumulus in place

Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus
Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus submitted by oldman : Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France showing the different coloured stones

Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus
Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus submitted by oldman : Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France information board

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Re: Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus by Ogham on Wednesday, 30 January 2013
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The access to the site would rate as a 5, it is right by the car park area.
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Re: Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus by Ogham on Wednesday, 30 January 2013
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The site is located at 48° 01.184'N 002° 17.397'W taken with a handheld GPS.
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Re: Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus by dt44 on Sunday, 22 November 2009
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Burial mound tubeless length of 27 meters. It is constructed of quartz and red shale. The monument is dated from 3000 to 2500 BCE. It was reused in the Bronze Age.
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Re: Jardin-aux-Moines tumulus by Charmot on Thursday, 11 September 2008
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It is small menhirs forming a rectangle meet the golden proportions of Pythagoras, extended by an equally perfect square and divided into two sectors mixed. According to legend, monks and nuns would have some romantic relationships, which put the bishop in anger and who change them in stones.
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