Dolmen of Kluder-Yer

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Scheme dolmen with side chambers using the example of Mané Keriaval

The dolmen of Kluder-Yer (also called Clud-Er-Yer , Klud-Er-Yer or Klud-Ur-Yar ) is a dolmen north of Carnac in the Morbihan department in Brittany in France . The megalithic complex is located at Keriaval about 150 meters northwest of the D768 road and 150 m northeast of the village of Ty-er-Go. The name comes from Breton and means "chicken house". In France, dolmen is the generic term for megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).

Dolmen of Kluder-Yer

It is a dolmen with side chambers ( French dolmen à cabinets latéraux or dolmen transepté , regionally also called Pierres pouquelées ) whose ceiling panels are missing. There are still 30 stones in an area of ​​around 15.0 × 25.0 m. The crowd is made up of the supporting stones from four side chambers: two to the right of the entrance, one to the left and a head niche. Remnants of mounds are also preserved.

The Tumulus de Mané-Klud-er-Yer is about ten meters to the north. A few meters away are two 1.9 and 1.3 m high menhirs . In the immediate vicinity are the dolmens of Mané Kerioned and Nautério, as well as the menhirs of Beg-Lann.

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Coordinates: 47 ° 37 '8.8 "  N , 3 ° 4' 57.4"  W.