The Kercado passage grave is located 2.25 km ENE of Carnac-Ville. It is amongst the oldest megalithic monuments estimated to been build as early as 4675 BC. The monument was excavated in 1863 by R. Galles and in 1925 by Z. Le Rouzic. A number of finds were made, including several axes, burnt human bone, … Read more
This passage tomb in Locmariaquer, Brittany (Carnac area) is know under various other names: Mané Rutuel, Mané Rethuel, Mané Ruthuel and Bé-er-Groah, which means ‘the tomb of the witch’. The monument has a number of upright stones with engravings. On two stones a symbol can be found that was named after this monument ‘Mané Retual … Read more
Mané Lud is a large Neolithic funerary mound at Locmariaquer in southern Brittany, within the Carnac–Gulf of Morbihan megalithic zone. The mound measures roughly 107 × 54 m and rises to nearly 6 m. It is associated with a chambered cairn or passage-grave element, placing it among the monumental tomb architecture of the 5th–4th millennium … Read more
Locmariaquer Site The site of the megaliths (french Site des mégalithes de Locmariaquer) is the home of three remarkable monuments: The Table des Marchands – a passage monument, the Er-Grah tumulus, and the broken Grand Menhir Brisé are in close vicinity. Excavations on the site have revealed 18(19) holes in a line [1]. They were … Read more
Elizabeth Shee Twohig has coined the term Megalithic art in her study of ‘The Megalithic Art of Western Europe’ [1]. Her original definition of Megalithic art focussed on paintings or carvings found on the structural elements, like the kerbstones, orthostats, or capstones of megalithic tombs, but recent investigations have included decorations on Stelae and Menhirs. … Read more
This symbol was named after the Mané Rutual (also known as Mané Rutuel or Mané Rethuel) chambered cairn where it was first found. It is also called ‘Mane Rutual axe’ or ‘plough axe’. Locations The symbol is found in a number of megalithic cairns. Although there is believe that some (if not all) carvings are … Read more
