The Carnac stones are a collection of megalithic sites around the village of Carnac. They consist of alignments, dolmens, tumuli and menhirs. There are more than 3,000 prehistoric standing stones here. This is the the largest collection of standing stones in the world.
Most of the stones are within the Breton village of Carnac, but some to the east are within La Trinité-sur-Mer. The stones were erected during the Neolithic period, probably around 3200 BC, but some may date to as old as 4400 BC. In recent centuries, many of the sites have been neglected, with reports of dolmens being used as sheep shelters, chicken sheds or even ovens. More commonly, stones have been removed to make way for roads or as building materials.
We had some quite windy and rainy weather whilst in this area so we had to choose our day for the visit so we had a clear view of everything.
View from lookout tower looking west.
Sue on the tower Stones close up – there is a fence around the site
Kermario Dolmen - a portal grave
Further along the alignments set back in the woods is this Manio Quadlilateral which is 121 feet long by 33 feet wide. There was a geocache in the vicinity so it was a good afternoon out.
The campsite at Trinité-sur-Mer was good with an indoor pool.
This is the first time we had put the awning up on the new caravan. It fitted without any bother – thank goodness.
Preparations being made for ‘Les Voiles de L’Espoir’ which I believe translates into ‘ Sails of Hope’. The weather the following day was horrendous so I hope everything went according to plan.
En Route *** The harbour
One of our geocaching adventures took us to an island which was uncovered at low tide. Fortunately we made it there and back before the tide came in. We weren’t too bothered because there must have been 20-30 people collecting shellfish and they were still busy when we arrived at the car park.
Rock piles on the island. Returning to the mainland.
This trimaran belonging to the Rothschild Group was berthed in Trinité. The actual size doesn’t come over well in the photo – the mast is 62 feet high!
*** Not my photo Well it is, but I photographed a poster.
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