Cairn of Gavrinis & Petit Mont
Cairn de Gavrinis, in the heart of the Golfe du Morbihan
Close to our campsite near CarnacCome and discover the mysterious island of Cairn de Gavrinis.
The monument of Gavrinis is a dolmen under cairn (i.e. covered with dry stones arranged in steps) built around 3600-3700 BC. Its dolmen is composed of 29 pillars, 23 of which are magnificently decorated with symbols typical of the Armorican corpus which make it a unique monument. Reservations are recommended for all periods.
Cairn du petit Mont
Around 5000 BC, the promontory of the Petit Mont dominated, as it does today, the ocean, “le Mor Braz” to the south.
The immense mass of dry stones arranged in successive steps which constitutes the Cairn was not built at once, but is the result of a long architectural process which took place over two thousand years. A 45-minute tour inside the dolmens, inscribed in the stone, reveals engravings typical of the Armorican register: axe, serpentiform, herringbone escutcheon, and outside, an exceptional view of Quiberon Bay to the south, and from our campsite near the Gulf of Morbihan to the north.
