Kerzerho Alignments
Alignements de Kerzerho · Kerzerho Stone Rows
Middle Neolithic·Morbihan megalithic·🇫🇷 Brittany, Morbihan, France
About
About Kerzerho Alignments
Major Morbihan stone alignment separate from Carnac complex: 9-10 parallel rows of 190 granite menhirs stretching 1.1 km south of Kerzerho village toward coast of Erdeven, with two axial tumuli (tumulus near crucifix). At north, remains of 140 m circular enclosure (enceinte de Kerzerho) and associated dolmens. Related to Carnac chronologically c.5000–3000 BCE but distinct landscape. Less restored than Carnac, more atmospheric.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to contemporary Carnac alignments 8 km east
Theories
- 01Parallel territory markers for competing farmer groups
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 5000–3000 BCE
- Period
- Middle Neolithic
- Culture
- Morbihan megalithic
- Purpose
- Stone row alignment and ceremonial landscape
- Abandoned
- c.2500 BCE
- Rediscovered
- Antiquarian 19th century; partial restoration 1920s
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 5000–3000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1449 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
47.6344° N · 3.1536° W · 15 m · 2 mapped features
Main Alignment
alignment10 rows of 190 menhirs running N-S 1.1 km
47.6344° N · 3.1536° WEnceinte de Kerzerho
enclosure140 m circular enclosure at north end
47.6380° N · 3.1530° W
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