Finistère
Arrondissement of Morlaix
Plouezoc’h

Barnenez

The Cairn of Barnenez is a Neolithic monument located near , on the Kernéléhen peninsula in northern , Brittany, . It dates to the early Neolithic, around 4000 BC.
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  • Opening hours:
    April 1st—April 30th and September 5th—March 31st: 10:00 AM—12:30 PM and 2:00 PM—5:30 PM
    May 2nd—June 30th: 10:00 AM—12:30 PM and 2:00 PM—6:30 PM
    July 1st—September 4th: 10:00 AM—6:30 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archaeological site in Plouezoc’h, France
  • Also known as: “Barnenes” and “Barnénès”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Isle Noire Lighthouse and Louët island.

Lighthouse
Photo: Wizly-08, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1¼ km northwest of Barnenez.

Islet
Photo: Thesupermat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an islet, which is situated 2½ km west of Barnenez.

Chapel
Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2½ km north of Barnenez.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plouezoc’h and Carantec.

Village
Photo: Thesupermat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plouezoc'h is a commune in the department of in north-western . is situated 4 km southeast of Barnenez.

Village
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is a commune in the department of in north-western . is located on the coast of the . It contains a small island within its boundaries, Île Callot, which can be reached by a causeway during most low tides. is situated 4 km west of Barnenez.

Village
Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department of in north-western . is situated 4½ km south of Barnenez.

Barnenez

Latitude
48.66757° or 48° 40′ 3″ north
Longitude
-3.85846° or 3° 51′ 30″ west
Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)
Open location code
8CWRM49R+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 200442638
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
3034889
Wiki­data ID
Q808456
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Ukrainian—“Barnenez” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Karn Barnenez”
  • Breton: “Kerdi Bras”
  • Catalan: “Cairn de Barnenez”
  • Czech: “Cairn de Barnenez”
  • Dutch: “Barnenez”
  • Dutch: “Cairn van Barnenez”
  • Finnish: “Barnenez”
  • French: “cairn de Barnenez”
  • French: “Cairn de Barnenez”
  • French: “parthénon de la préhistoire”
  • German: “Barnenez”
  • German: “Cairn von Barnenez”
  • Greek: “Μπαρνενές”
  • Italian: “Barnenez”
  • Italian: “Tumulo di Barnenez”
  • Korean: “바르네네즈”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Barnenez”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Barnenezgravdyssen”
  • Norwegian: “Barnenezgravdyssen”
  • Polish: “Barnenez”
  • Polish: “Cairn de Barnenez”
  • Portuguese: “Barnenez”
  • Russian: “Барнене”
  • Russian: “Барненес”
  • Spanish: “Barnenez”
  • Spanish: “Cairn de Barnenez”
  • Ukrainian: “Барненес”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Barnenez”. Photo: NewPapillon, CC BY-SA 3.0.