Beg an Dorchenn

Also known as:
Dolmen de la Pointe de la Torche
Latitude:
47° 50' 13.63 N
Longitude:
4° 21' 12.13 W
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Image of Beg an Dorchenn (Chambered Tomb) by costaexpress

Hard not to believe the natural rock feature did not have some connection with the monument and its location on the cliff top

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Image of Beg an Dorchenn (Chambered Tomb) by Moth

Monday 28 September 2009 First sight of the dramatic setting

Image credit: Tim Clark
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Moth Nov 6, 2009
Image of Beg an Dorchenn (Chambered Tomb) by Moth

Monday 28 September 2009 Such a shame the huge WW2 gubbins (technical term) is so big & ugly....

Image credit: Tim Clark
Moth
Moth Nov 6, 2009
Image of Beg an Dorchenn (Chambered Tomb) by Moth

Monday 28 September 2009 I’d visited this once before back in June 1999. We definitely benefited from being there reasonably early & off-season

Image credit: Tim Clark
Moth
Moth Nov 6, 2009

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Beg an Dorchenn

Jane
Jane Oct 11, 2009

It’s in a very dramatic setting, right up on a little headland, sticking out between two wide sandy beaches popular with surfers. It’s next to a massive concrete structure which was probably some kind of war emplacement. As well as a central passage it’s got five chambers; they’re a bit difficult to ‘read’ as the monument is in some state of disrepair, but it’s well worth going to see it for it’s gorgeous seaside location alone.

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