Le Tribunal

Latitude:
47° 45' 55.26 N
Longitude:
1° 59' 22.55 W
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Image of Le Tribunal (Cromlech (France and Brittany)) by Moth

Thursday 14 April 2005 What can I say?

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Le Tribunal

Jane
Jane Jul 29, 2007

Within shouting distance from La Croix de St Pierre cairn (Le Dolmen West) rather than spitting distance, is Le Tribunal cromlech. This wide horseshoe of zebra-stripey stones swings around from the south of the path. Each stone is so carefully chosen and positioned they each invite special consideration.

Having recently seen all the crazy carved stones at Gavrinis a couple of days before, it occurred to me that the builders of this site, instead of laboriously carving all those motifs into the rock, instead went out and sought stones which already had a natural decoration.

The position of this arc of stones, within metres of the graves of revered ancestors and with a name hinting at tribal law, it felt like a very important meeting place within the Saint-Just complex. But this isn’t the end of the affair. keep going west and there are still more monuments to discover!

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