Alignements de Lagatjar
Lagatjar stone rows · Camaret rows
Late Neolithic·Western Brittany Neolithic (Océan Atlantic Megalithic)·🇫🇷 Brittany, Finistère, Crozon Peninsula, France
About
About Alignements de Lagatjar
Impressive triple stone row alignment on Crozon Peninsula near Camaret-sur-Mer, Finistère: 72 quartz and schist menhirs up to 2.1 m forming three parallel rows 200 m long plus western terminal stone, accompanied by isolated dolmen/ tumulus cluster. Dated 3000–2500 BCE (late Neolithic). Restored after period buried under dunes. Considered best preserved alignment west of Carnac, comparable to Kerzerho but on Atlantic coastal heath. Listed Monument Historique 1880.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Row count — why three parallel vs single at Carnac?
Theories
- 01Processional avenue linking coast to inland tombs on Crozon isthmus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3000–2500 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic
- Culture
- Western Brittany Neolithic (Océan Atlantic Megalithic)
- Purpose
- Ceremonial alignment of menhir rows with tumulus
- Abandoned
- Bronze Age (?)
- Rediscovered
- Clearing and restoration 1928–30
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000–2500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1250 CE
Rediscovery
On the ground
Structures & features
48.2760° N · 4.5930° W · 30 m · 2 mapped features
Triple rows
alignmentThree parallel alignments of menhirs over 200 m
48.2760° N · 4.5930° WTerminal stone
menhirLarge terminal block at western end
48.2762° N · 4.5950° W