Alignement du Bois du Duc

The Alignement du Bois du Duc is located near the edge of the forest in Spézet , near Carhaix-Plouguer in the Finistère department in Brittany in France . Forests called “Bois du Duc” or “Forêt du Duc” (Duke's Forest or Forest) are more common.

The row of stones today consists of an upright standing menhir 4.3 m high and three lying menhirs, one of which carries seven bowls ( French cupules ) and another is about 5.8 m long. Another block in the embankment on the western edge of the road may belong to the row of stones. On the other side of the road, more lying menhirs are visible at the roadside and in a meadow. A stone was moved to a city garden.

The row of stones has been registered as a Monument historique since 1923 .

In the village are the remains of the Roman aqueduct of Carhaix-Plouger.

Nearby is the alignment of Guernangoué .

literature

• Jacques Briard : The Megaliths of Brittany . Gisserot, Paris 1991.
• Jean-Marie Bachelot de La Pylaie: Études archéologiques et geographiques mêlées d'observations et de notices diverses . Deprez-Parent, Bruxelles 1850 (reprint: Société archéologique du Finistère, Quimper 1970).

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• Description, pictures (French)
• Description, photos, location (English)

Coordinates: 48 ° 9 '19.1 "  N , 3 ° 42' 5.4"  W.