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Sélection de 8 cromlechs, alignments and lect'h sur 57 en France

Alignment of Coët er Blei

56410 Erdeven

The alignment of Coët er Blei is a megalithic site in the Neolithic region of Erdeven, Brittany. Ranked a Historical Monument, it bears witness to ancient funeral and ritual practices.
Tumulus and alignment of Saint John Bay

56950 Crach

The tumulus and alignment of Saint John Bay, a neolithic site located in Crach, Brittany, has been a protected historical monument since 2023, reflecting ancient funeral and ritual practices.
Two lechs

56340 Carnac

The two Lechs of Carnac are megalithic monuments of the Neolithic located on the roadside, near the hamlet of Nignol, in Brittany. Ranked in 1933, they testify to the local prehistoric heritage.
Alignment of Ménec

56340 Carnac

The Ménec alignment is a megalithic neolithic site in Carnac, Brittany, composed of 1,050 menhirs divided into 11 lines over 950 meters, surrounded by an ovoid enclosure.
Menhir alignment in the forest of Floranges

56330 Camors

Kornevec's alignment is a megalithic Neolithic complex located in the forest of Floranges in Camors (Morbihan), composed of about fifty menhirs aligned over 200 meters, two of which still stand today.
Carnac cromlech remains
Cromlech
56340 Carnac

Crucuny's cromlech, also known as park-er-Groez cromlech, is a megalithic Neolithic enclosure located in Carnac, Brittany. Ranked a historic monument in 1926, it bears witness to local prehistoric architecture.
Lech de Pen-er-Pont in Locoal-Mendon
Lec'h
56550 Locoal-Mendon

The Lech de Pen-er-Pont is a spindle-shaped protohistoric stele, dated from the Iron Age, located in Locoal-Mendon, Brittany. A 2.20 m high, this funerary monument carries medieval engravings, including a patte cross and a Latin inscription.
Lech de Men-er-Menah in Locoal-Mendon
Lec'h
56550 Locoal-Mendon

The Lech de Men-er-Menah, megalith of the Iron Age (X century), stands near Locoal-Mendon in Brittany. Composed of three superimposed stones, it was Christianized in the seventeenth century and classified as a historical monument in 1937.