Megaliths of la Lande du Gras
The megaliths of la Lande du Gras are a megalithic complex southwest of Meslin near Lamballe in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in France . Four gallery graves and two menhirs were erected within a radius of almost five hundred meters .
description
The partially dilapidated gallery grave "La Guigne Folle" is about sixteen meters long and has an interior width of 1.35 meters. Three capstones are still in situ ; the other three fell to the ground. All elements are made of sandstone . 1865 a farmer searched facility and polished axes of jade and a bracer from shale discovered. Fragments of ceramics attributed to the bell beaker culture have also been found.
About two hundred meters southeast of the gallery grave stands an east-west oriented 1.15 meters high, 2.5 meters wide and 0.5 meters thick menhir made of sandstone.
The second gallery tomb, called "Allée couverte du Champ des Caves", is located in the southeast. It is oriented southwest-northeast and about fourteen meters long. It has an antechamber in the northeast.
The third gallery grave, called “Allée couverte de la Chaise-à-Margot”, is ruined. It was believed to be about 9.8 meters long and 1.6 meters wide. All elements are made of sandstone.
It is about ten meters from the menhir "La Chaise à Margot". This menhir is about 2.3 meters high and was once larger. It is attributed to the fairy Margot, the protector of the farms and animals.
The fourth gallery grave disappeared around 1885. The stone tools collected on site were given to the Museum of Saint-Brieuc . The finds were assigned to the Neolithic and Iron Ages .
See also
literature
- Loïc Langouët: Les mégalithes de l'arrondissement de Saint-Brieuc. Institut Culturel de Bretagne, 2005, ISBN 2868220983 , p. 25.
Web links
- Site mégalithique de la Lande du Gras in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- Menhir de la chaise Margot (French)
- Allée couverte de Margot (French)
Coordinates: 48 ° 26 '14.3 " N , 2 ° 35' 8.6" W.