Menez Korriged

Menez Korriged is a gallery grave in Plouhinec with stone chambers and passages from prehistoric times, located near the Bay of Audierne. The structure features stone walls that extend several meters into the ground.

The gallery grave was built in the Late Neolithic period and continued to be used for burials through the Gallo-Roman era. This long period of use shows it remained important to communities across many generations.

The site reveals how prehistoric people buried their dead and what objects they placed with them. Visitors can observe through the excavated finds how burial practices changed over many centuries.

A marked trail connects this site with other nearby archaeological locations, including the Sourc'h necropolis. Informative panels along the route explain what you are seeing.

Excavations here uncovered pottery fragments and stone tools that show connections to other prehistoric communities across Brittany. These finds suggest the people here were linked through a broader network of exchange in the region.

Location: Plouhinec

GPS coordinates: 47.98624,-4.46560

Latest update: December 14, 2025 18:04