Loc'h ar Pont gallery grave

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The covered driveway of Coat Menez Guen, also known as the covered driveway of Loc'h ar Pont or Ty Corriganet, is a covered driveway located in the commune of Melgven, in the French department of Finistère.

History: The first known description of the building was due to the Chevalier de Fréminville in 1835. V. de Montifault searched the site in 1875. The building is classified as historical monuments by order of 30 January 1964.

Description: Prior to the 1875 excavation, the aisle was included in an oval-shaped tumulus of 35 m long by 32 m wide quartz pebbles from the neighbouring river, including foothills about 4 m away from the aisle. It is oriented north-west/south-east (140°) and opens southeast. It is about 14 m long with an average width of 2 m. It is bounded by twelve orthostates, six on each side, and one bedside slab, all slabs are in local origin. The slabs are arranged in arc-button: they lean inward west side but remain straight east side. The opening is closed by slit slab. The floor of the room had several slabs...