Er Lannic

The two stone circles the island He Lannic (also LANIC ) in the Gulf of Morbihan belong to the Breton community Arzon in the Morbihan department.

Location

The island Lannic It is about 500 meters south of Gavrinish, which is approached for tourists from Larmor -Baden. When driving past can see the circles on it Lannic straight. The island itself is a bird sanctuary and therefore may not be entered during the breeding season (15 March to 31 August).

Function

There are a variety of speculations about the function of stone circles ( cromlechs ): Observatory, assembly or place of worship, taboo or scope etc. Since in most cases, not all the stones of a cromlech exist or are no longer in their original positions, astronomical interpretations are difficult if not impossible. Moreover, it is possible that over time a change in function has occurred.

Dating

There is widespread lack of clarity about the age of the plant. Some researchers consider the Breton stone circles for older than most of the other megalithic monuments in the area and beat dating to 5000-4500 BC before. Again, however, others consider them younger and dated it to the 4th millennium BC

Plant

The monument has been studied in the years 1923-1926 by the French archaeologist Zacharie Le Rouzic ( 1864-1939 ), partially excavated and reconstructed.

From the tangent to ( in the form of an '8 ') stone circles which is a submerged yet one-third of the island, the other is completely in the water. This is the evidence of the increase in sea level of about five feet by the melting of the glacial glacier since the formation of stones in the Neolithic period, which was most likely on dry land. At the point of contact of the circles once stood a seven -meter high standing stone.

The northern circle has a diameter of 65 m and is composed of about 60 monoliths of 2.5 to 5.0 m. The southern stone circle remainder had once also about 60 stones and 61 m in diameter. He has a largely open to the east horseshoe shape today. The ensemble was formerly from over 120 stones, one of which still exist today, 49; However, these are only about 16 visible ( at high tide ) - the rest are completely covered by water.

Some menhirs standing in an enclosure made ​​of small stones and earth, as in the county of Pen-ar- Lan on the island of Ouessant Finistère. Nearby is evidence of human habitation found as well as fireplaces, bovine teeth, flint, grinding stones and pottery, including decorated vases.

Dissemination

The two stone circles of He Lannic are among the few examples of stone circles in Morbihan. The stone circle of Kergonan, with 101 m diameter of the largest in France, is on the Ile- aux -Moines; another in a dense forest at Kerlescan. At the western end of block row of Le Menec at Carnac is preserved only in parts Cromlech to see the of the - is overlapped rows of stones - probably younger. Another stone setting ( quadrilatère ) with 22 surviving stones east of the village Crucuno follows a more rectangular layout. Other stone circles are located in the Finistère.

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