Tombeau des Géants, Gallery grave in Campénéac, France
Tombeau des Géants is a prehistoric burial chamber in Brittany built from massive red schist blocks arranged in a rectangular shape. The main structure features large lateral slabs that form the central chamber, surrounded by a mound of quartz and schist stones.
Archaeological work in 1982 determined that this burial monument was built between 3000 and 1500 BC during the Neolithic period. The findings placed it within a broader tradition of megalithic construction that flourished across Brittany over many centuries.
This tomb stands as a physical record of how Neolithic communities in Brittany honored their dead through stone construction. Walking around it, you sense the ritual care and effort that went into building such monuments for burial purposes.
The site is freely accessible from early April through mid-September near La Touche Guérin in Campénéac. It sits in a rural setting, so a car is helpful for reaching it, and you should allow time to walk around and examine the stones up close.
An overturned menhir lies about 8 meters west of the main chamber, suggesting that the ritual site extended beyond the burial structure itself. This fallen stone raises questions about ceremonies and practices that archaeologists have not fully explained.
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