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Tresse

Allee-Couverte

<b>Tresse</b>Posted by MothImage © Tim Clark
Also known as:
  • La Maison des Feins
  • Tressé

Latitude:48° 28' 56.31" N
Longitude:   1° 52' 38.55" W

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My first ever allee-couverte! And I wasn't disappointed at all. Hidden away in the forest this was much longer than I expected and much squarer inside. On some of the stones in the terminal cell some little raised knobbly bits have been carved in lines. These are quite common around these parts. Someone somewhere considers these to represent pairs of breasts, but frankly I'm not convinced. Not a bit!
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Jane Posted by Jane
30th July 2007ce

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Aubrey Burl, in Megalithic Brittany says: "legend has it that fairies lived in the tomb's ruins. When their cow trampled on some crops they compensated the farmer with a magic loaf, saying it would never grow less or harden s long as he kept his promise. Forgetting his promise the farmer boasted of his prize one day and the loaf instantly became as hard as brick."

French farmers, eh?!
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Jane Posted by Jane
30th July 2007ce
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