Dolmen of Ménez-Liaven
The dolmen of Ménez-Liaven (also spelled Menez Liaven ) is located in the Bois des Korrigans ( German "fairy forest" ), about 1.5 km northwest of Pluguffan , near Quimper in the Finistère department in Brittany in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).
The capstone, which rests on three partially collapsed bearing stones, measures around 2.0 × 2.0 meters and is half a meter thick.
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
- Dolmen de Ménez-Liaven in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Description and pictures (English)
Coordinates: 47 ° 59 ′ 20.7 " N , 4 ° 11 ′ 21.4" W.