Carnac stones

The Carnac stones are an exceptionally dense collection of megalithic sites near the south coast of Brittany in northwestern France, consisting of stone alignments, dolmens, tumuli, and single menhirs.
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  • Historical site
  • …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (70 feet)
  • Description: stone rows in Carnac, France

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ménec alignments and Cruz-Menquen dolmen.
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is situated 360 metres northeast of Carnac stones.
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 490 metres south of Carnac stones.
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The Musée de Préhistoire de Carnac is a single-theme… is situated 1 km south of Carnac stones.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plouharnel and La Trinité-sur-Mer.
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is a commune in the department of in north-western .
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is a commune in the department in , in north-western . is situated 4 km east of Carnac stones.
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is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km northwest of Carnac stones.

Carnac stones

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Latitude
47.59246° or 47° 35′ 33″ north
Longitude
-3.08287° or 3° 4′ 58″ west
Open location code
8CVRHWR8+XV
Geo­Names ID
11748993
Wiki­data ID
Q833850

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Waray—“Carnac stones” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կարնակյան քարեր”
  • Asturian: “Alliniamientos de Carnac”
  • Basque: “Carnac-eko harri lerroak”
  • Breton: “Peulvanoù Kermario”
  • Breton: “Steudadoù Karnag”
  • Bulgarian: “Карнакски камъни”
  • Bulgarian: “Карнакските камъни”
  • Catalan: “Alineaments de Carnac”
  • Chinese: “卡奈克巨石林”
  • Chinese: “卡納克巨石林”
  • Chinese: “卡纳克巨石林”
  • Croatian: “Megaliti Carnaca”
  • Czech: “Megalitické řady v Carnacu”
  • Danish: “Carnac-stenene”
  • Dutch: “Megalieten van Carnac”
  • Esperanto: “Ŝtonoj de Carnac”
  • Finnish: “Carnac”
  • Finnish: “Carnacin menhirit”
  • French: “Alignements de Carnac”
  • Galician: “Aliñamentos de Carnac”
  • German: “Le Menec”
  • German: “Steinreihen von Carnac”
  • Greek: “Μεγαλιθικά μνημεία του Καρνάκ”
  • Hungarian: “Carnaci kősorok”
  • Indonesian: “Batu Carnac”
  • Italian: “Allineamenti di Carnac”
  • Japanese: “カルナック列石”
  • Korean: “카르나크 열석”
  • Lithuanian: “Karnako megalitai”
  • Maltese: “Ħaġar Megalitiku ta‘ Carnac”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Carnac-megalittene”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Carnacmegalittane”
  • Norwegian: “Carnac-megalittene”
  • Persian: “خرسنگ کارناک”
  • Persian: “خرسنگ‌های کارناک”
  • Portuguese: “Rochas de Carnac”
  • Russian: “Карнакские камни”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Tumuli u Carnacu”
  • Spanish: “Alineamientos de Carnac”
  • Turkish: “Carnac taşları”
  • Ukrainian: “Камені Карнаку”
  • Vietnamese: “alignements de Carnac”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Kabatohan Carnac”

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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