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Mane Braz is a
Megalithic tomb A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. There are over 35,000 in Europe alone, located widely from Sweden to the Mediterranean sea. The ...
located 2 km southeast of
Erdeven Erdeven (; br, An Ardeven) is a commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Erdeven are called ''Erdevenois''. Its main industry is tourism. Attractions include a seven kilometre-long be ...
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Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...
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France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
. The site comprises four side chambers and two small
dolmens A dolmen () or portal tomb is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table". Most date from the early Neolithic (40003000 BCE) and were somet ...
. It is built into a hill and appears to be the remains of a
tumulus A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds or ''kurgans'', and may be found throughout much of the world. A cairn, which is a mound of stones buil ...
. Megalithic monuments in Brittany Dolmens in France Monuments historiques of Morbihan Tumuli in France {{France-hist-stub