Dolmen of Coguel Runaour

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The Dolmen of Coguel Runaour (also Allée couverte de Run Cupid called) was on the road Valordy, south of the road to the Pointe de la Torche leads in Pont-l'Abbé at Plomeur in Cornwall in the Finistere region of Brittany in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).

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The remains of the largest kinked dolmen ( French dolmen à coudé ) in France were placed in the outdoor area of ​​the "Musée de la Préhistoire Finistérienne" in Penmarch . Knickdolmen are known in only seven copies ( Dolmen von Goërem ), all of which are about 100 km in length between the mouths of the Loire (near Saint-Nazaire ) and the Blavet (near Lorient ) and around 3000 BC. Were created.

There are also three stone boxes that have been moved into the museum's garden.

See also

literature

  • Pierre-Roland Giot: Prehistory of Brittany. Menhirs and dolmens. Édition d'Art Jos Le Doaré, Châteaulin 1996, ISBN 2-85543-103-4 .

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Coordinates: 47 ° 50 ′ 4.9 "  N , 4 ° 20 ′ 11.4"  W.