Dolmen de Mané-Bras
Mané-Bras Dolmen · Locmariaquer Mané-Bras
Middle Neolithic·Morbihan Atlantic·🇫🇷 Brittany, Morbihan, Locmariaquer, France
About
About Dolmen de Mané-Bras
Neolithic passage grave near Locmariaquer on the Morbihan peninsula, Brittany, built c.4000–3500 BCE adjacent to the Table des Marchand and Er Grah complexes. The dolmen retains chamber orthostats and capstone within a ruined mound; excavations show multi-phase use linking Locmariaquer and Carnac megalithic landscapes. Part of the densest megalithic concentration in Brittany outside Carnac alignments.
Why it mattersNeolithic passage grave near Locmariaquer on the Morbihan peninsula, Brittany, built c.4000–3500 BCE adjacent to the Table des Marchand and Er Grah complexes. The dolmen retains chamber orthostats and capstone within a r
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to Table des Marchand and Er Grah
Theories
- 01Locmariaquer peninsula megalithic density
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. 4000–3500 BCE
- Period
- Middle Neolithic
- Culture
- Morbihan Atlantic
- Purpose
- Passage grave, Locmariaquer group
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 4000–3500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1211 CE
Major expansion
On the ground
Structures & features
47.5602° N · 2.9355° W · 10 m · 2 mapped features
Chamber with capstone
chamberRectangular chamber with capstone and passage remains
47.5602° N · 2.9355° WMound remnant
cairn moundRemains of mound around dolmen
47.5602° N · 2.9355° W