Menez Korriged

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The covered driveway of Porz Poul'han, also known as Menez Korriged ("Mont des korrigans" in Breton), is a megalithic burial dating from the final Neolithic (between 3300 and 2800 BC). It is located on the edge of the plateau overlooking the west of Pors Poulhan Cove (or Porz Poul'han), in the commune of Plouhinec in Finistère. It is part of a prehistoric archaeological complex comprising the megalithic necropolis of the point of Souc'h and the cave of Menez Dregan.

History: The monument is mentioned for the first time by the Chevalier de Fréminville, who describes it as follows: "It really has an imposing appearance. Sixteen vertical stones, rowed on two parallel lines, supported its platform, which consisted of three huge horizontal stone tables. There are only two more, the middle one has been broken; but the two that are still seen are extraordinary proportions; One of them, that of the east, is twenty-four feet in length and four and a half in thickness. The total length of this monument is forty-three feet; its easterly direction from east to west, and its height is six and a half feet. " In 1942, the army...