Dolmen by Lann Kerellec
The Lann Kerellec dolmen is located in a garden at the beginning of the Rue du Dolmen in the north of Trébeurden near Lannion in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in France . They are probably the remains of an Allée couverte that was classified as a Monument historique in 1916 .
The north-south oriented megalithic remains are about 3.8 m long with a width of 1.3 to 1.8 m and a height of 1.5 m. Since there is no access area, it is not clear whether it is a dolmen or a gallery grave. The chamber is delimited by two orthostats on each side . The original location of the 1.65 m long, 1.3 m wide and 0.10 m thick end plate is unknown. The whole thing is covered with a rectangular ceiling slab slightly inclined to the south. It is 3.5 m long and 2.5 m wide, its thickness varies from 0.5 to 0.1 m. All slabs are made of granite .
More megaliths in the urban area
- About 200 m east of the dolmen is the 3.7 m high Menhir de Bonne-Nouvelle ( Breton Peulven Keloù Mat ) on Rue du Menhir .
- About 1.3 km to the north, near the peninsula of Toeno, north of Trébeurden is the 1.9 m high menhir Toeno in the marsh ( French Marais de Toeno ), which is at high tide in the sea water. It proves that about 5000 years ago (when it was erected) the sea level was lower.
- The Allée couverte of Prajou-Menhir is on the road to the Île Grande .
- The Allée couverte de l'Île Milliau is located on the Île Milliau.
See also
literature
- Anne Marchat, Michelle Le Brozec: Les mégalithes de l'arrondissement de Lannion , Institut Culturel de Bretagne, 1991 ISBN 2868220398 , pp. 58-59
Web links
- Dolmen de Kerellec in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Description and picture (French)
- Description and picture (English)
Coordinates: 48 ° 46 ′ 33.3 " N , 3 ° 34 ′ 52.9" W.