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Locmariaquer megaliths
47.5719° N, -2.9500° E
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The Locmariaquer megaliths are a complex of Neolithic constructions in Locmariaquer, Brittany. They comprise the elaborate Er-Grah tumulus passage grave, a dolmen known as the Table des Marchand and "The Broken Menhir of Er Grah", the largest known single block of stone to have been transported and erected by Neolithic people.
Historical Timeline
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Cattle pit burial dating
late 6th–early 5th millennium BC
Capstone completion
c. 3300 BC
Menhir broken
c. 4000 BC
Er-Grah cairn constructed
5th millennium BC
Menhir erected
c. 4700 BC
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