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Mané-er-Hroëck tumulus
Date Added: 22nd Nov 2024
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Mané-er-Hroëck tumulus submitted by greywether on 30th Jun 2005. The modern entrance to this underground chamber.
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Log Text: This is one of the large Carnacean tumuli (see St Michel Tumulus and Tumiac for similar structures). Like Tumiac, the mound covers a rather modest stone burial vault which was originally covered, never meant to be re-opened. Except that it was, in the 20th century, when a stone passage and stairway were added to access the vault.
Unfortunately, official state notice was posted at the vault stairway in February or March of 2024 that access into the passage is now "interdit" (forbidden) due to safety concerns and potential rock slides. It is not roped off, but you now enter at your own risk, legal and otherwise. I didn't bother ;-). There is little to see other than the tumulus itself, which is impressive, and at least one menhir a short distance away from the mound on the side opposite the entrance.
There is a parking pulloff very close to a signposted trail head which leads in about 100 m to the tumulus. The entrance is a few more meters to the right beyond an information sign.
Gavrinis Cairn
Date Added: 24th Nov 2024
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Gavrinis Cairn submitted by markj99 on 26th Sep 2023. Carved recesses in a carved stone in the chamber of Cairn de Gavrinis viewed from South-East.
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Log Text: This is probably the most famous and best preserved decorated Neolithic passage grave in Europe. Not much to add regarding visit details that others have not already mentioned. The site is only accessible via boat and a guided tour. Boats leave regularly during the summer and early fall months from various port around the Gulf. I happened to embark from Larmor Baden and there is a large free parking lot next to the ticket office. The boat ride to the island is about 15 minutes. From the dock on the island, it's a brief climb up the hill to a small visitors center where a less brief lecture is given by the guide, primarily in French, although I was able to ask a few questions in English. From there, the small group walked around the cairn and was allowed 5-10 minutes to view the passage and chamber. Photography is allowed, but be prepared to work fast !
Er Lannic
Date Added: 27th Nov 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Saw from a distance on 1st Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4
Er Lannic submitted by 43559959 on 15th May 2014. Er Lannic and it's birds.
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Log Text: As noted by others, Er-Lannic is a bird sanctuary and access to the island is forbidden. I went on the combo trip that included the full Gavrinis tour and a boat circuit of Er-Lannic. However I quickly discovered the limits of a smartphone camera to take decent telephoto shots and most of the photos already here are far better than mine. I'll add a few, but pretty limited.
Bilgroix allée couverte
Date Added: 28th Nov 2024
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Bilgroix allée couverte submitted by dt44 on 21st Mar 2010.
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Log Text: This is an allee couverte just to the northwest of Arzon and close to the end of Boulevard de Bilgroix. It is in a small park nestled among local residences. You could probably park right next to it on the street (an option for mobility-impaired visitors), but I chose to park about 100 m farther in a big lot at the point and make the easy walk back to the site.
Kerbougnec Cromlech
Date Added: 1st Dec 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Kerbougnec Cromlech submitted by thecaptain on 12th Jun 2006. Found in amongst the houses of St-Pierre-Quiberon, this is nowadays a large semi circle of about 40 contiguous stones, average height about 1.8 metres.
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Log Text: This cromlech is now an arc of about 40 large closely spaced standing stones that possibly was much larger once upon a time. However, the entire site is smack in the middle of the densely housed village of Kerbourgnec on the Quiberon Peninsula, so undoubtedly that has taken a toll on the original site.
Parking for me at least was a breeze, as empty spaces were available on Rue de Cromlech right next to the site. For the mobility impaired, this site can probably be viewed without having to leave the vehicle. The site itself is in a small public park.
St-Pierre-Quiberon Alignement
Date Added: 2nd Dec 2024
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
St-Pierre-Quiberon Alignement submitted by thecaptain on 12th Jun 2006. Out on the Quiberon Peninsula, near to the Kerbourgnec cromlech can be found a pleasant little park with the remains of these alignements in it.
The stones are of all shapes and sizes, up to 4 metres tall. There's a lovely curved "sharks fin" in front of me as I sat and wrote this, and a diamond to my right. These stones are wonderful, and its lovely to be able to just sit amongst them.
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Log Text: Very picturesque site of approximately 25 stones aligned in 5 rows, in a public park in the midst of an attractive housing subdivision. It is not a long walk from the parking for the Kerbourgnec Cromlech, so I left the car there and set off north down the Rue de Cromlech. In maybe 100 meters, there is an obvious pedestrian trail on the right flanked by hedges which leads in roughly another 100 m to the park and the site.
Kerbourgnec Alignements
Date Added: 2nd Dec 2024
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2024. My rating: Ambience 5 Access 3
Kerbourgnec Alignements submitted by thecaptain on 12th Jun 2006. There seemed to me to be several very clear lines of rocks stretching out into the sea in parallel rows. I believe I could see at least seven rows of rocks from where I sat on the bottom of the steps down to the beach.
Fantastic!
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Log Text: The beach where these sea-based rows were located is a short walk down an alley directly east from the St. Pierre Quiberon alignments.
Alas, timing is everything and the tide was simply too high to spot much, but the beach is very scenic. I've seen aerial views that certainly suggest there are multiple rows extending out into the ocean, plus they've been confirmed by sonar and other studies.
Tumiac tumulus
Date Added: 28th Nov 2024
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Tumiac tumulus submitted by AlexHunger on 2nd Nov 2004. Tumulus de Tumiac, otherwise known as Butte De Cesar is the first noticeable site on the southerly Presqu’ile de Rhuys, on the way to Arzon. No serious attempt has been to date this large pile of rocks, but it is largely in the state it was in 2050 years ago, when it was first mentioned. Gaius Julius Ceasar allegedly used it as a command post, from which to survey troop movements and fleets while concluding the Gallic wars but it predates his appearance by over 2,000 years. This is a somewhat ...
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Log Text: This is another very old Carnacean tumulus covering a rather small stone burial vault at the bottom of the structure. The vault itself has been inaccessible to the public for quite some time, as was originally intended with these types of tombs.
As others have noted, access to the mound is via a several 100 m easy, maintained path from a parking layby that is easy to miss if you blink at the wrong time ;-). The same information sign is in the layby.
There is a field adjacent to the hedged path that allows clearer photography, so I approached the mound from here.
The tumulus is quite large, about 50 m in diameter by maybe 10-15 m high according to Burl, but it looked significantly longer to me. One thing I noticed in Sept 2024 is that much of the mound has been stripped of vegetation and surrounded by a modern wooden slat fence (see photos/videos). Further, the mound appears to be dug into or heavily slumped in spots. It's possible this is some kind of ongoing stabilization project, although I saw no signage to this effect.
Petit Mont
Date Added: 2nd Dec 2024
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Petit Mont submitted by AlexHunger on 20th Dec 2004. Petit Mont in Arzon, dating to about 4600 BCE at the earliest, is one of the most significant Cairns in Britany, but unfortunately one of the most brutaly vandalized. In 1942, German troops built a bunker and Flak emplacement into the South East Corner of the cairn, which compeltely destroyed one of the chambers and caused the collapse of the second one pictured above, which has since been restored. The megalithic entrance is sought to be an addition from Gallo-Roman times. All pictures have be...
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Log Text: An important Neolithic site with two extant passage graves in good condition and a large surrounding cairn. It has a complex construction and restoration history, and has suffered much use and abuse (particularly in WW2) over the millennia.
Entrance is via paid admission and guided tours are available in season but I was informed that they are only offered in French at the moment. However, unlike Gavrinis, I was allowed unescorted and unimpeded access to the bunker museum, the grounds, and the interior of both passage graves.
Parking and getting to the site was a little tricky, as construction was going on in the parking lot and there was no obvious signage pointing the way to the site from there. But there is a 300m trail in the back of the lot that leads to the ticket office and information kiosk. The parking area is located at the end of the Rue du Petit Mont.
Mané-Groh Dolmen
Date Added: 9th Dec 2024
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Mané-Groh dolmen submitted by JJ on 9th Nov 2002. Mané-Groh dolmen
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Log Text: This passage grave is along the same road as the Crucuno Dolmen and about 1.5 km NE of the latter. There is a good sized parking area directly across the street from the site. From there it's a quick walk across the street and up a short 10 m path and there you are.
Currently there is a low rope fence around the dolmen and tumulus and, although there are no signs saying "Access Interdit," it's implied that visitors should tread carefully when approaching the dolmen.
Alignement dit Mer-er-Morh
Date Added: 9th Dec 2024
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3
Alignement dit Mer-er-Morh submitted by maengurta on 5th Apr 2008. Directly opposite the riding stables 1/2 mile west of Erdeven can be found this partially ruined alignment. I counted 7 stones with 2 still standing.
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Log Text: This one turned out to be a "drive by" as there was no obvious (to me) off road public parking nearby and on-street parking was not a safe proposition. So no photos. All I can say is the stones are still there and the site looks cleared of overgrowth and maintained.
Rondossec Dolmens
Date Added: 9th Dec 2024
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Rondossec dolmens submitted by JJ on 9th Nov 2002. Rondossec dolmens
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Log Text: This site is in a public park near the center of Plouharnel, shoehorned into a small residential neighborhood. These are three nearly contiguous passage graves. Two are in fair to good shape. The remaining one is partially buried, particularly at the chamber end.
Parking is on-street only (on either Rue Hoche or Rue Jean Pierre Calloch) and it can get a bit congested in the high tourist season. I had no problems in late Sept. There is a very short path from the street to the easternmost passage grave.
Sainte-Barbe alignement
Date Added: 10th Dec 2024
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Sainte-Barbe alignement submitted by greywether on 30th Jun 2005.
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Log Text: According to Burl, this was once an alignment of 8 rows of standing stones stretching over 400 m, with a possible cromlech nearby. Today, only two obvious 100-200 m rows remain, plus an "end cap" of 4 or 5 truly massive menhirs. A number of additional stones are either missing or buried underground or in hedgerows.
Very limited parking is available in a dirt pullout maybe 50 meters north of the site along Rue de Kerentrech. I parked there and walked back to a trail head leading south maybe another 50 meters to the large menhirs and alignments.
Runesto Dolmen
Date Added: 11th Dec 2024
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Runesto dolmen submitted by stollentroll on 14th Dec 2005. Dolmen Runesto
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Log Text: This is a small passage grave mostly still within its mound, although all that's visible now is the chamber. Modern steps have been cut to provide access down into the chamber.
The site is located at the end of a cul de sac (Rue de Runesto), just past a residential subdivision near the edge of a field abutting the D768. For the mobility impaired, you can park quite close, within 100 ft of the chamber and with a clear view of it from the road without having to walk to it.
Mané Bras
Date Added: 11th Dec 2024
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Mané Bras submitted by TheCaptain on 11th Nov 2007. On the left, an oval chamber without capstone, has about a 6 metre passage leading out to the edge of the mound.
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Log Text: As stated in the description, this site comprises three passage graves on a small hill surrounded by the remnants of a 30 meter diameter mound. It is a bit off the beaten track but offers seclusion. It is accessed via a 500 m trail heading north from a side road off of D186 at the jct of Rue Kermarquer and Le Penher. Parking is limited to on-street only but you can pull partially off the road. The trail is signposted.
The trail and the site are well maintained, with little or no overgrowth to contend with.
Mané Bogad Dolmen
Date Added: 12th Dec 2024
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Mané Bogad dolmen submitted by krose on 5th Oct 2008. Mané Bogad
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Log Text: This is a rather damaged passage grave within a visible mound with kerbstones. All of the cover stones are missing and the orthostats are short, but this is likely due to organic fill washing into the tomb over time.
The trickiest bit was finding the trail to it, as I was unable to find the one noted on the map. Parking is in a large dirt lot at the jct of D105 and Rte de Poul Hoh in Ploemel.
From the parking area, walk west on Poul Hoh about 200 m. The trail head is on a right of way squeezed in between private houses. There may or may not be a signpost. The site is up on a hill about 150 m north of the road.
Moustoir tumulus
Date Added: 12th Dec 2024
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Moustoir tumulus submitted by thecaptain on 10th Jun 2006. This massive great mound, 90 metres in length, 40 metres wide and 8 metres high, can be found just to the south of the hamlet of Moustoir, a few kilometres to the north of Carnac.
It has become terribly overgrown.
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Log Text: One of the huge Carnacean tumuli, with a semi-megalithic burial chamber on the western end and at least two burial cists between the mid-point and eastern end of the tumulus. Currently there is no public access to any of these interior features - they are all blocked.
The tumulus lies just southwest of the village of Moustoir, which itself is a short distance off the D186 on the Quatre Chemins road. There is a large dirt parking lot directly opposite the tumulus, which is no more than 100-200 m away.
Menhir du Moustoir
Date Added: 13th Dec 2024
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Menhir du Moustoir submitted by thecaptain on 10th Jun 2006. The Moustoir tumulus has a small menhir on the top at the eastern end, and a larger one at the bottom of the western end.
The menhir at the western end is 3.3 metres high, quite thin and a nice pointed triangular shape.
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Log Text: There are three menhirs near the Moustoir Tumulus. This is the western menhir in a small field across the dirt road which separates it from the western edge of the tumulus. See Moustoir Tumulus visitor's log for parking; it's the same for the menhir.
Menhir du tumulus du Moustoir
Date Added: 13th Dec 2024
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Menhir du tumulus du Moustoir submitted by DrewParsons on 7th Nov 2009. The menhir on the top of the tumulus
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Log Text: There are three menhirs near the Moustoir Tumulus. This one is on top of the tumulus at its eastern end. It requires a very short but steep climb up the tumulus slope to access the top. Parking is the same as for the Moustoir Tumulus; see the visitor's log for that entry.
Note: This was the end of my Sept 2024 tour in the Carnac area. Hope to return to France in fall 2025, to visit sites in Finistere.
Crucuno Cromlech
Date Added: 13th Dec 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Crucuno cromlech submitted by thecaptain on 21st Dec 2007. There are 22 remaining stones, on average 2 metres in height, arranged in a rectangle measuring about 33 metres by 25 metres.
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Log Text: This is a restored rectangular cromlech in good condition. It is not far from the much more frequented Crucuno Dolmen. If you want to lose the crowd, park near the dolmen and proceed down the dirt lane just to its left for 300-400 meters. Take the first trail to the right (avoid the residential abutters driveway!) and in another 100 m you will see a "Quadrilatere" sign on the right pointing out the short path to the site.
The area is quiet and secluded. There was no one there during my visit.