Tombeau des Géants
Tombeau des Géants is an archaeological site in Campénéac, Arrondissement of Pontivy, Brittany. Tombeau des Géants is situated nearby to the archaeological site Hotié de Viviane, as well as near the church Chapelle Saint-Jean de Campénéac.Photo: Raphodon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: GillesdesQuiesses, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: gallery grave in Campénéac, France
- Also known as: “Tombeau des Geants” and “Tombeau du Geant”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hotié de Viviane and Chapelle Saint-Jean de Campénéac.
Hotié de Viviane
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hotié, Hostié or Maison de Viviane, also known as Tombeau des Druides is a megalithic tomb in Paimpont, Ille-et-Vilaine, in Brittany. The Hotié de Viviane is one of the prehistoric monuments in the Forest of Brocéliande cursorily described in the 19th century, but more recently, following the fires that have periodically devastated the forest, rediscovered and excavated by local groups. Hotié de Viviane is situated 1 km north of Tombeau des Géants.
Chapelle Saint-Jean de Campénéac
Church
Photo: Fab5669, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle Saint-Jean de Campénéac is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Tombeau des Géants.
Château de Trécesson
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Château de Trécesson is a medieval castle in the Brittany region of France. It is located in the commune of Campénéac near the Paimpont forest and on the edge of the military camp of Coëtquidan. Château de Trécesson is situated 2 km south of Tombeau des Géants.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brocéliande and Loyat.
Brocéliande
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The forest of Brocéliande, or forest of Paimpont is located 40 km to the west of Rennes, in Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany. It is part of the district of Brocéliande.
Loyat
Village
Photo: Votre pseudonyme ici, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Loyat is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Loyat is situated 8 km west of Tombeau des Géants.
Forges de Paimpont
Hamlet
Photo: Raphodon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forges de Paimpont is a hamlet, which is situated 10 km east of Tombeau des Géants.
Tombeau des Géants
- Categories: gallery grave, menhir, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Campénéac, Arrondissement of Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.99188° or 47° 59′ 31″ northLongitude
-2.26921° or 2° 16′ 9″ westElevation
190 metres (623 feet)Open location code
8CVVXPRJ+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
node 1810529058OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=yesGeoNames ID
7730380Wikidata ID
Q1540678
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In Other Languages
From Breton to German—“Tombeau des Géants” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Bez ar C’haour”
- Dutch: “Graf van de reus”
- French: “tombeau des Géants”
- French: “Tombeau des Géants”
- French: “Tombeau du Géant”
- German: “Tombeau des géants”
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