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Cairn de Gavrinis.

Golfe du Morbihan.

La petite île de Gavrinis est située dans la partie centrale du golfe du Morbihan. « Mor Bihan » signifie « Petite Mer » en breton. Le golfe, véritable mer intérieure (20 km de long sur15 km de large), contient 48 iles dont 24 sont habitées.

Gavrinis est couronnée par un cairn d’où la vue s’étant sur tout le golfe ce qui explique le choix du lieu pour y bâtir la tombe d’un grand personnage. De là, même après sa mort, il pourrait surveiller son territoire et ses sujets.
A l'époque de la construction du cairn (entre 4250 et 4000 ans avant J.-C), l'île était encore rattachée au continent.


The small island of Gavrinis is located in the central part of the Gulf of Morbihan. «Mor Bihan» means «Little Sea» in Breton. The gulf, a true inland sea (20 km long by 15 km wide), contains 48 islands of which 24 are inhabited.

Gavrinis is crowned by a cairn from where the view over the entire gulf explains the choice of place to build the tomb of a great tribal chief. From there, even after his death, he could watch his territory and people.
At the time of the construction of the cairn (between 4250 and 4000 BC), the island was still attached to the mainland.

Best viewed in original size.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III
1/400s f/11.0 at 55.0mm iso250 full exif

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Zoltán Balogh04-Oct-2023 12:50
Marvellous capture! V
Pierre07-Sep-2023 11:18
Une vue et des explications intéressantes sur ce magnifique site! V
Tom Munson06-Sep-2023 15:28
Wonderful colors and framing.
Boris Alexander Keller06-Sep-2023 10:47
Great palette of colors here in this peaceful scene! v
John Reynolds LRPS06-Sep-2023 10:03
Interesting scene and place with its history. V.
Nirvan Hope06-Sep-2023 00:17
An interesting piece of history. A perfect place for a burial mound.
janescottcumming05-Sep-2023 23:04
A nice view of the island. A pleasant day for photography. V
Helen Betts05-Sep-2023 19:36
Lovely colors in this great scene, and interesting information as well. V.
sand_shadow05-Sep-2023 17:52
Well photographed and pleasant island, and your text provides such good context. V
Apostolos Tikopoulos05-Sep-2023 17:49
A really peaceful and lovely scene. V
globalgadabout05-Sep-2023 16:40
the chief must have been revered, judging by the immensity of the burial mound...an excellent image that underscores its position of prominence..
Walter Otto Koenig05-Sep-2023 16:37
Very nice view of this island. Really like the layers of color. "V"
joseantonio05-Sep-2023 16:15
a lovely and pleasant scene.V.
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