Cromlech from Kergonan
The Kergonan Cromlech (also called Kergenan's Cromlech ) is the largest stone circle in France . It is located on the Île-aux-Moines in the Morbihan department in Brittany . The locals call it ( French Cercle de l ' Ankou - German "Circle of Death" ).
The 34 stones of the original 50 remaining now form a semicircle open to the southeast. The slightly oval stone circle has a diameter of about 100 m. The north end is in private gardens while the south part is accessible. Today the shape resembles a horseshoe. It is said that the circle used to be D-shaped. At the northwest end, a larger menhir , which, because of its similarity with the silhouette of a monk wearing a hooded French Le Moine - German "Monk" is called. Small bowls ( French cupules ) are picked on the stone . Zacharie Le Rouzic (1864–1939) found an ax carving on one of the menhirs in 1923, but this was no longer observed. A layer of flint has been found in the center of the circle . The stones are about 2.0 to 3.5 meters high.
Two tumuli lie within the cromlech.
Distribution of cromlechs in France
The Cromlech of Kergonan and the two stone circles by Er Lannic are among the few stone circles in the Morbihan department . Two more stone enclosures are in the forest near Kerlescan . At the western end of the row of stones at Le Menec near Carnac , a cromlech can only be seen in parts, which is cut up by the - probably younger - rows of stones. Other stone circles can be found in the Finistère department .
literature
- Aubrey Burl: A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany. Yale University Press, New Haven CT et al. a. 1995, ISBN 0-300-06331-8 .
Web links
- Cromlech de Kergenan in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Description and picture (French)
- Description and pictures (French)
Coordinates: 47 ° 35 '26.8 " N , 2 ° 51' 5.3" W.