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Pierres Plats Drive south on the D781 and follow signs for the municipal campsite La Falaise. When you reach the coast there is parking (including free overnight parking for campervans). A sign points towards the site that is a short distance along the shore. This is a fascinating site for us as it has the first carvings we have seen in Brittany and they are very impressive. This is an angled passage grave (allee coudee) and it has 13 decorated pillars along the passage. A torch is essential for this visit. It has been restored and you can enter it with no problem except the ceiling is low. The standing stone at the entrance has a few cupmarks and leads to the tomb.
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first section of passage is about 6m long and 1.2m wide (20x4ft) and is
about 1.1m (3.5ft) high. After this it bends towards the NW where there is
a small side chamber and then the main passage that runs a further 15m
(50ft). Near the end there is a small chamber constructed by the addition
of a side slab forming a space about 2x2m (6x6ft).
The carvings are very interesting and some are not too eroded and are easy to find. The dominant carving is known as anthropomorphic “figurines” formed with double or treble rectangular frames with curving tops containing rings, cups and horseshoe forms. One has a series of almost symmetrical diagonals leading out from a central spine almost like ribs. |
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An anthropomorphic “figurine” and copy in the Carnac Museum
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The
passage grave capstones (the bend is near the standing stone) |
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