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Cromlech from Kergenan to Île-aux-Moines dans le Morbihan

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine Celtique
Cromlech

Cromlech from Kergenan to Île-aux-Moines

    Kergenan
    56780 Île-aux-Moines
Owned by the department; private property
Cromlech de Kergenan à lÎle-aux-Moines
Cromlech de Kergenan à lÎle-aux-Moines
Cromlech de Kergenan à lÎle-aux-Moines
Cromlech de Kergenan à lÎle-aux-Moines
Cromlech de Kergenan à lÎle-aux-Moines
Cromlech de Kergenan à lÎle-aux-Moines
Cromlech de Kergenan à lÎle-aux-Moines
Cromlech de Kergenan à lÎle-aux-Moines
Cromlech de Kergenan à lÎle-aux-Moines
Crédit photo : , Romary - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
1827
First written entry
1862
Historical monument classification
1877
Searches by A. Mauricet
1922
Study by René Merlet
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Cromlech de Kergenan (Case C 417-419) : classification by list of 1862

Key figures

A. Mauricet - Archaeologist Site searches around 1877.
René Merlet - Researcher Study of alignments in 1922.

Origin and history

Kergonan's cromlec'h is a megalithic enclosure located on Île-aux-Moines, Morbihan. This site, composed of 31 stones, 24 of which were still standing in 1877, forms a horse iron 100 m long by 75 m deep. The stones, 2 to 3 m high, could be aligned along solstial lines, although current vegetation prevents them from being checked.

The first mention of the cromlech dates back to 1827, and it was classified as a historical monument in 1862. Stunned by A. Mauricet around 1877, it was also studied by René Merlet in 1922. The latter has suggested a visual link to other nearby megalithic sites, such as Graniol and Er-Lannic.

The site is partially accessible, the southern part of the Morbihan county council, while the northern part is on private property. Its orientation and structure suggest a ritual or astronomical function, typical of the megalithic monuments of the Breton Prehistory.

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