Porz Guen dolmen
The Dolmen of Porz Guen (also called Port-Blanc) lie above the cliff of Porz Guen on the Côte Sauvage on the Quiberon peninsula , west of Saint-Pierre-Quiberon in the Morbihan department in Brittany in France . In France, dolmen is the generic term for megalithic structures of all kinds (see: French nomenclature ).
The two dolmens are oriented to the southeast. They were probably in the same hill once, and there may have been a third. The dolmen further inland is more complete. Its chamber is rectangular and measures approximately 3.0 × 2.75 m. It has a short corridor with the only remaining capstone above it. The second dolmen is only half preserved, as some of its stones have come off the edge of the rock. It has an oval chamber and a long corridor from which several stones have been preserved. There are also stones between the dolmens.
At the end of the 19th century, the dolmens visited by treasure hunters were excavated by Félix Gaillard (1832-1910). Connected human bones were discovered during the excavation, which is relatively rare in western France. The skeletons were found on two levels, separated by a layer of stone. Twelve separate skulls had been placed on the walls. During the recent restoration of the monument, additional investigations were carried out and samples were taken. The architectural study provides information that has been compared to data that is more than 130 years old.
About 800 m away, in the village, is the heavily disturbed "Renaron Dolmen", also known as Dolmen de Portivy.
See also
literature
- Jacques Briard : Mégalithes de Bretagne . Ouest-France, Rennes 1987, ISBN 2-7373-0119-X .
- Pierre-Roland Giot: Prehistory in Brittany. Menhirs and dolmens . Editions d'Art Jos le Doaré, Chateaulin 1991, ISBN 2-85543-076-3 .
Web links
- Description Engl. and pictures
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- Renaron Dolmen
Coordinates: 47 ° 31 '26 " N , 3 ° 9' 20.5" W.