Dolmen de Ménez-Liaven, Dolmen in Pluguffan, Brittany, France
The dolmen de Ménez-Liaven is a Neolithic megalithic tomb located in the commune of Pluguffan, in Brittany, in the Finistère department. Three large upright stone pillars support a heavily tilted cover slab, forming a simple enclosed chamber.
The dolmen de Ménez-Liaven was built by Neolithic communities roughly 4000 to 6000 years ago. It was officially listed as a protected historical monument in 1922, which placed it under state protection.
The name Ménez-Liaven comes from Breton and roughly means 'stone hill' or 'place of stone'. Walking around the structure, visitors can see how three upright pillars support a slanted cover stone, with no carvings or markings of any kind.
The area around the dolmen is fenced off, so visitors cannot touch the stones directly, but the chamber can be viewed from all sides without difficulty. Information panels nearby give context before you move on.
The cover slab of this dolmen is tilted at an unusually steep angle, which is less common among Breton megalithic structures and points to a specific building choice. Although the chamber was excavated at some point in the past, what was found inside remains largely undocumented.
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