Dolmen of Kervadol
The two dolmens of Kervadol are the remains of Neolithic structures that were registered as a Monument historique in 1922 . They are located north of the local sports center of Plobannalec , in Cornouaille , 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 granite dolmens, about 100 m apart, are the remains of two c. 3500 BC. Megalithic systems built in BC . Both have chambers, the roughly square capstones of which lie on a pair of side stones. The eastern dolmen is in better shape. Its capstone lies in situ , that of the western dolmen has fallen to one side. Both capstones are carved on the eastern side or on both sides.
- The Kervadol dolmen
The Kervadol dolmen are not far from the Kervignon dolmen .
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 .
Web links
- Deux dolmens de Kervadol et bande de terrain autour du dolmen in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Description and pictures
- Description (French) and picture
Coordinates: 47 ° 48 '48.1 " N , 4 ° 13' 47.4" W.