Cromlechs from Kerlescan
The Neolithic Cromlechs of Kerlescan (north and south) are about 250 m apart in the forest of Kerlescan, northeast of Carnac , in the Morbihan department in Brittany in France . The 3.7 m high menhir and the tumulus of Kerlescan Tertre stand / lie between the two stone enclosures .
Kerlescan North (or B)
The Cromlech Kerlescan Nord ( location ) is a stone circle . It is located northwest of the stone row of Kerlescan and about 90 meters north of the tumulus and menhirs of Kerlescan. The cromlech consists of 42 stones (36 upright and six lying) in a circle about 90.0 m in diameter. About 20 of them are integrated into a partition wall. The remains of the cromlech were restored in 1930 when only seven stones were standing upright.
The Cromlech has been classified as a Monument historique since 1928 .
Kerlescan South (or A)
The Cromlech Kerlescan South is located next to an equestrian center, southwest of the Kerlescan stone line and about 80 m south of the Kerlescan tumulus and menhir ( location ).
The cromlech consists of 39 stones that are arranged in a square. It has been classified as a Monument historique since 1929 .
distribution
In addition to the two stone enclosures in the forest near Kerlescan, the Cromlech from Kergonan and the two stone circles by Er Lannic are among the few stone circles in the Morbihan department . 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 .
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