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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dolmen de Men-Gouarec - Passage Grave in France in Bretagne:Morbihan (56)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Monday, 03 January 2005  Page Views: 4719

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen de Men-Gouarec Alternative Name: Men-Gouarec'h, Mein Gouarec
Country: France Département: Bretagne:Morbihan (56) Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Vannes  Nearest Village: Plaudren
Latitude: 47.796664N  Longitude: 2.736474W
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.
3 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
5

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TheCaptain saw from a distance on 11th Jul 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 This allée couverte with carved breasts on the back stone is signposted from miles around, and with its own little parking place and signpost. However, when I visited, I was not able to reach it as the farmer has a crop of sweetcorn growing all around it and there was absolutely no way through. this is not supposedly allowed, a pathway should have been kept clear, but what can I do about it ?

johnstone visited on 7th Jul 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4

Ogham have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3

Dolmen de Men-Gouarec
Dolmen de Men-Gouarec submitted by Ogham : Passage grave at Mein Gouarec, it is well sign posed and the farmer has ensured it is accessable even when crops are growing (Vote or comment on this photo)
This allée couverte with carved breasts on the back stone is signposted from miles around, and with its own little parking place and signpost.

However, when I visited in 2005, I was not able to reach it as the farmer has a crop of sweetcorn growing all around it and there was absolutely no way through.

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Dolmen de Men-Gouarec
Dolmen de Men-Gouarec submitted by johnstone : Picture taken July 7, 2005 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen de Men-Gouarec
Dolmen de Men-Gouarec submitted by Ogham : This site will be accessible in 2012 as the farmer has only sowed wheat. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen de Men-Gouarec
Dolmen de Men-Gouarec submitted by johnstone : Picture taken July 7, 2005 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Dolmen de Men-Gouarec submitted by johnstone (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolmen de Men-Gouarec
Dolmen de Men-Gouarec submitted by irundarra : Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France Dolmen de Men-Gouarec (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Dolmen de Men-Gouarec submitted by johnstone : Information panel, July 7, 2005 The text is as follows: The side walls, 6 m long, should be made up of 7 uprights on each side. Nearly half of these stones are missing. On the outer face of the end stone, a pair of breasts were sculpted. Often associated with a necklace. This symbol feminises Armorican idols of the 3rd millennium and it seems that the chamber was prolonged by a secondary c...

Dolmen de Men-Gouarec
Dolmen de Men-Gouarec submitted by karolus : Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France

Dolmen de Men-Gouarec
Dolmen de Men-Gouarec submitted by irundarra : Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France

Dolmen de Men-Gouarec
Dolmen de Men-Gouarec submitted by irundarra : Site in Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France Dolmen de Men-Gouarec

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Dolmen de Men-Gouarec submitted by irundarra : Site in Plaudren--Bretagne:Morbihan (56) France Dolmen de Men-Gouarec

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Re: Mein Gouarec by TheCaptain on Monday, 19 December 2011
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