Allée couverte de la Couette
The Allée couverte de la Couette (also de la Couëte) is located in the south of Ploufragan (near the Allée Couverte du Grand Argantel ) in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in France .
The south-east-north-west oriented gallery grave made of dolerite is one of the first monuments to be protected by the French state. The approximately 16.0 m long megalithic complex consists of 28 bearing stones (14 in situ ) and eight ceiling slabs. It was excavated in 1854 by Jules Henri Geslin de Bourgogne (1812–1877). One found urn with bones, axes , beads , tools made of flint and various bronzes . Gallo-Roman remains indicate that the monument was reused .
- Allée couverte de la Couette
Menhir Le Sabot
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The Allée couverte of Grimolet is in the center of the city, the menhir Le Sabot is nearby.
See also
literature
- Jacques Briard : Mégalithes de Bretagne . Ouest-France, Rennes 1987, ISBN 2-7373-0119-X
Web links
Coordinates: 48 ° 28 ′ 37.8 " N , 2 ° 47 ′ 21.8" W.