Dolmen of Saint-Jean

The dolmen of Saint-Jean (also called Bez an Inkinerez , Gouele Sant Yann , Dolmen de Christ or Tombeau / Lit de la Fileuse - ( German  grave / bed of the spinner ) - is located on the edge of a field near the hamlet of Christ in the municipality of Guimaëc ( also Gwimaeg) in the Finistère department in Brittany in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for Neolithic megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).

The remainder of what is now an allée couverte , consisting of eight massive supporting stones, has a chamber about 3.4 m long, 0.8 m wide and 0.6 m high. There are other large stones that should be part of the system.

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In the past, pilgrims on the pilgrimage to Saint-Jean-du-Doigt would rub their backs on the stones to prevent rheumatism.

A legend tells of a spinning witch who hurled her spindle whorl far into the neighboring communities.

The complex was classified as a Monument historique in 1930 .

See also

• Megalithic sites in Brittany

literature

• Pierre-Roland Giot: Prehistory of Brittany. Menhirs and dolmens. Édition d'Art Jos Le Doaré, Châteaulin 1996, ISBN 2-85543-103-4 .
• Jacques Briard : Mégalithes de Bretagne . Ouest-France, Rennes 1987, ISBN 2-7373-0119-X .

Web links

Commons : Dolmen of Saint-Jean  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Description and pictures
• Description (French) and pictures
• Description (French) and pictures
• Dolmen dit Lit de Saint-Jean in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 48 ° 40 ′ 54.6 "  N , 3 ° 43 ′ 3.9"  W.