Locmariaquer Megalithic Site Photos

Locmariaquer Megalithic site is known for three imposing megaliths: the Great Broken Menhir; the Merchant's Table passageway funerary chamber & the lengthy Er-Grah tumulus or burial mound. The Visitor's Center explains what is known about the site and the more recent archeological and restoration work.

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Merchants Table burial chamber at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Entrance to Merchants Table burial chamber at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Exterior of restored Merchants Table burial chamber at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Passage way to funerary chamber of Merchants Table at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.
Merchants Table burial chamber (restored c1990) at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Entrance to Merchants Table burial chamber at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Exterior of restored Merchants Table burial chamber at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Passage way to funerary chamber of Merchants Table at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.
Crook design carved on rock in funerary chamber of Merchants Table at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Crook design carved on rock in funerary chamber of Merchants Table at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Funerary chamber of Merchants Table at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Designs carved in overhead stone inside funerary chamber of Merchants Table at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.
Crook design carved on rock in funerary chamber of Merchants Table at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Crook design carved on rock in funerary chamber of Merchants Table at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Funerary chamber of Merchants Table at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Designs carved in overhead stone inside funerary chamber of Merchants Table at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.
Neolithic design carved in stone inside funerary chamber of Merchants Table at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Great Broken Menhir, likely brought from about 10km away, at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Great Broken Menhir at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Pieces of Great Broken Menhir at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.
Neolithic design carved in stone inside funerary chamber of Merchants Table at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Great Broken Menhir, likely brought from about 10km away, at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Great Broken Menhir at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Pieces of Great Broken Menhir at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.
Great Broken Menhir with village in background at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Megaliths at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Archeological excavation at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Er-Grah Tumulus , a large funeral monument, at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.
Great Broken Menhir with village in background at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Megaliths at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Archeological excavation (1994) at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Er-Grah Tumulus (5th millennium BCE), a large funeral monument, at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.
Er-Grah Tumulus at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Stone slap atop Er-Grah Tumulus where body was housed at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Lengthy Er-Grah Tumulus at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Full length of Er-Grah Tumulus at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.
Er-Grah Tumulus at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Stone slap atop Er-Grah Tumulus where body was housed at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Lengthy Er-Grah Tumulus at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Full length of Er-Grah Tumulus at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.
Greenery around Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Engraved symbols on Great Broken Menhir displayed at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Bovine, axe & shepard's crook/crosier symbols on dolmen slab displayed at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Replica of crosiers engraved on dolmen slab at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.
Greenery around Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Engraved symbols on Great Broken Menhir displayed at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Bovine, axe & shepard's crook/crosier symbols on dolmen slab displayed at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.Replica of crosiers engraved on dolmen slab at Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Locmariaquer, France.
Tumulus of Mané-er-Hroech near Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Kerpenhir, France.


Tumulus of Mané-er-Hroech near Locmariaquer Megalithic site. Kerpenhir, France.


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