Dolmen Men Kam and Men Yann
The dolmen Men Kam and Men Yann, which are typical of Brittany, are two gallery tombs located west of Groix on the Île de Groix in the Morbihan department in Brittany in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for Neolithic megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).
description
The Men Yann dolmen (also called Men Yeun) is 100 meters from the southwest coast, on a hill overlooking Port-Saint-Nicolas and the Kerlard Valley. It is surrounded by the remains of its hill about 10.0 m in diameter.
The Men Kam Dolmen (or Men Cam - meaning "the limping stone") is about 100 meters away. It has a dozen standing and lying bearing stones over a length of about 10.0 meters. Its hill is partially preserved.
The megalithic sites have been classified as Monuments historiques since 1969.
- Dolmen Men Kam
- Dolmen Men Yann
See also
literature
- Jacques Briard : Mégalithes de Bretagne. Ouest-France, Rennes 1987, ISBN 2-7373-0119-X .
Web links
- Dolmens dits Men Cam et Men Yann in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Individual evidence
- ^ Yann (French: Jean) is the name of Breton dukes Yann I to Yann V from 1237 to 1442
Coordinates: 47 ° 38 '6.4 " N , 3 ° 29" 9.3 " W.