Dolmen du Cosquer

Also known as:
Dolmen du Cohquer
Latitude:
47° 37' 14.21 N
Longitude:
3° 6' 8.82 W
Added to TMA by

Images

Image of Dolmen du Cosquer by ryaner

Carved square on the top of the chamber capstone.

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner Aug 1, 2016
Image of Dolmen du Cosquer by ryaner

Roadside passage grave in the tiny hamlet of Cosquer. Very short, roofed passage, with remaining six orthostats holding up a substantial chamber capstone and a passage roofstone.

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner Aug 1, 2016
Image of Dolmen du Cosquer by ryaner

Evening sunshine at Cosquer.

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner Aug 1, 2016
Image of Dolmen du Cosquer by Ravenfeather

The dolmen sits on a green in the center of the tiny village of Cosquer.

Image credit: Paul Kesterton
Ravenfeather
Ravenfeather Nov 16, 2013
Image of Dolmen du Cosquer by Ravenfeather

Dolmen with a typical French farmhouse in the background, on 29th October 2013.

Image credit: Paul Kesterton
Ravenfeather
Ravenfeather Nov 16, 2013
Image of Dolmen du Cosquer by Ravenfeather

The grassy interior of the dolmen is quite a comfortable spot.

Image credit: Paul Kesterton
Ravenfeather
Ravenfeather Nov 16, 2013
Image of Dolmen du Cosquer by Ravenfeather

Photo taken 29th October 2013. From this angle the dolmen looks like a jumble of stones.

Image credit: Paul Kesterton
Ravenfeather
Ravenfeather Nov 16, 2013

Articles

Dolmen du Cosquer

markj99
markj99 Oct 11, 2023

Visited 19.09.23

Dolmen du Cosquer was a relaxed start to the day. The small dolmen is by the roadside in Cosquer, a  hamlet c. 2km N of Plouharnel in Morbihan.

Follow the D781 for c. 2.2km from Plouharnel to the St Antoine roundabout. Take the first exit for C106 Kernevez. After c. 2.3km on this road you will reach Dolmen du Cosquer.

Dolmen du Cosquer

Ravenfeather
Ravenfeather Nov 16, 2013
comment 1 comment

Visited 29th October 2013

Another site we just happened to drive by. This place is forever known to us as the ‘picnic dolmen’ as last time we were in Brittany we also stumbled on it, and stopped off here with our packed lunch. We didn’t even know the name of the site last time, so couldn’t find out much information about it. This time we again pull in on the grass by the stones, and have a snack in the beautiful sunshine, and I manage to just make out the name ‘Dolmen de Cohouer’ from the worn lettering on the little ‘Property of the State’ stone that marks most Brittany megaliths.

Placed on the edge of a small village next to quiet rural road, the surroundings are archetypally French, a shuttered farmhouse just visible behind the dolmen, and even the sound of crickets chirping, despite the lateness of the year. It’s a pleasant place for a stop off.

The tomb itself is of a type referred to as a ‘simple dolmen’, of that same classical ‘megalithic mushroom’ type design, but longer than most of the dolmens common across Briatain. Seven orthostats support two huge capstones and provide a large light and airy chamber, which I soon install myself in.

Inside it’s very comfortable, a nice grassy floor, and the chamber interior is warm, having caught the sun for most of the day, and I just relax and enjoy being here. I could stay in the chamber all day, it’s such a great place to be. Being so close to the village there are a couple of bits of rubbish around, mostly a few empty beer cans, so I take them over to the nearby recycling bin before we leave, and bid goodbye to a fine dolmen, vowing to return again sometime bearing more baguettes and cheese!

comment 1 Comment

Sites within 20km of Dolmen du Cosquer

Like all websites everywhere, we use cookies.