Grah-Niol
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The west-east oriented Allée couverte du Grah-Niol ( German "Sonnenhügel" ) is located near the Impasse du Graniol road , north of Arzon on the Rhuys peninsula in the Morbihan department in Brittany in France , in an oval hill of about 25, 0 × 18.0 m.
It is one of the rare dolmens with a single side chamber. The corridor, about one meter wide and 1.5 m high, and the main chamber are about 12.0 m long. After about two thirds, a two meter deep side chamber opens to the south. It is also unusual that the Seinenkammer and the adjacent area of the main chamber are roofed over by a common capstone. The system is covered by four (of what was once six or seven) ceiling tiles. 15 of the bearing stones have been preserved. The dolmen was restored in 1936 in the area of the chambers with dry masonry .
Which dates to around 3500 BC. The megalithic complex , dated to the 4th century BC, was excavated in 1890. It contained the usual objects for dolmens in the Morbihan department: ceramics, polished stone axes , callaïs pearls , flint, etc.
The dolmen has many rock carvings , but they are hardly recognizable. The fourth orthostat on the north side has horns that are similar to a boat. The seventh on the north side (opposite the side chamber) has several crosses. The keystone has a big ax. The orthostat on the right corner of the side chamber has an idol with two arms. There is a menhir indicateur in front of the entrance .
In the 19th century there was still a stone circle about 50.0 m in diameter 120 meters north of the dolmen .
See also
literature
- Jacques Briard : Mégalithes de Bretagne . Ouest-France, Rennes 1987, ISBN 2-7373-0119-X .
Web links
- Graniol Tal er Men Guen in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Description French and pictures
- Picture and map
- Video
- Description French Sketch and pictures
Coordinates: 47 ° 33 ′ 14 " N , 2 ° 53 ′ 29" W.