Megalithic sites in Brittany

Megalithic Sites of Brittany

Brittany contains one of the world's highest concentrations of Neolithic monuments, dating from 5000 to 3000 BC. This collection spans the massive stone alignments of Carnac and the Cairn of Barnenez, one of Europe's oldest man-made structures. The list features diverse megalithic architecture, including the engraved passage graves of Locmariaquer, the towering Menhir de Champ-Dolent, and legendary sites in the Forest of Paimpont, offering insight into prehistoric funerary rites and engineering across the Morbihan Gulf and Finistère.

Megalithic Sites of Brittany — Map

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Carnac Stones

Carnac is a commune beside the Gulf of Morbihan on the south coast of Brittany in the Morbihan department in north-western France.

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Barnenez

The Cairn of Barnenez is a Neolithic monument located near Plouezoc'h, on the Kernéléhen peninsula in northern Finistère, Brittany.

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Saint-Michel tumulus

The Saint-Michel tumulus is a megalithic grave mound, located east of Carnac in Brittany, France.

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Locmariaquer megaliths

The Locmariaquer megaliths are a complex of Neolithic constructions in Locmariaquer, Brittany.

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Dolmen de Kerlescan

Neolithic passage grave located at the eastern end of the Carnac alignments, consisting of upright stones supporting a large capstone.

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Menhir de Champ-Dolent

The Menhir de Champ-Dolent is a menhir, or upright standing stone, located in a field outside the town of Dol-de-Bretagne.

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Menhir

A menhir, standing stone, orthostat, or lith is a large man-made upright stone, typically dating from the European middle Bronze Age.

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Menhir de Creach-Edern

A granite standing stone approximately 3.7 meters high, located near Saint-Eutrope in northern Brittany.

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Menhir de Mescleo

Neolithic standing stone located in the commune of Clohars-Carnoët.

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Allée couverte de Kergoustance

A Neolithic gallery grave featuring several supporting orthostats and remaining roof slabs.

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La Maison des Fées

Also known as La Maison des Feins, this gallery grave in the Tressé forest dates to the late Neolithic and features carvings of a female deity.

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Dolmen de Graniol-Tal-er-Men-Guen

A Neolithic passage grave on the Rhuys Peninsula, featuring an entrance corridor leading to a burial chamber with engraved stones.

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Dolmen des Pierres Plates

A long, angled passage grave notable for its extensive Neolithic wall carvings, including shield motifs and anthropomorphic figures.

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Tumulus de Crucuny

A large Neolithic burial mound topped by a menhir, located north of the main Carnac stone alignments.

Gerhard Haubold / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Presqu'île de la Torche ou Bogan Dorchenn

An archaeological site on a rocky promontory featuring a Neolithic tumulus with two passage graves and evidence of Mesolithic occupation.

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Tumulus d'Er Grah

A massive Neolithic burial mound adjacent to the Grand Menhir Brisé, forming part of the Locmariaquer megalithic complex.

Moreau.henri / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Dolmen de Ty-ar-Boudiged

A V-shaped passage grave, also known as the House of the Fairies, constructed from local granite in the Monts d'Arrée region.

Claire Bourgeois / CC-BY-SA

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Tombeau de Merlin

The Tombeau de Merlin is a megalithic monument dating from the Neolithic period located in the Forest of Paimpont, at a place called La…

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