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Tour start.JPG (20404 bytes) The Start of the Tour

The sign indicating that you have found the start of the route. Just up the path from here there is a stand with the map displayed and leaflets in various languages (If you are lucky - there was only one left, in German, when we visited).

Menhir1.JPG (21823 bytes) Menhir 1

This stone is engraved with a cross within an ellipse on this side, but it is difficult to see unless the light is right.

Cyst grave 19 Feb 00.JPG (26711 bytes) The Cyst Grave

Now cleared, this is certainly much easier to see.
The passage is aligned to the South-West. Ten skeletons were found when it was excavated, but no artifacts were discovered.

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