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Cairn de Barnenez

Explore the Barnanez cairn, the largest Megalithic mausoleum in Europe, lying at the top of a steeply sloping peninsula in the bay of Morlaix in the Finistère.

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Opening / Closing

Opening times subject to change

Open

May to August
every day
10 am to 6.30 pm

September to April
every day except Monday
10 am to 12:30 pm and 2 to 5:30 pm

Last admission 30 mins before closing

Closed
1 January, 1 May, 1 and 11 November, 25 December

Prices

Adult rate : 5 €
Reduced rate : 3,50 €
Adult group rate : 4,20 € (minimum 20 persons)
School group rate : 20 € (maximum 35 persons)

Free admission :
Minors under 18 (family visit)
18-25 years old (for people under 26 years old who are citizens of one the 27 countries of EU or are non-European permanent residents of France)
Disabled visitors and their escorts
Unemployed persons

Going there

From Morlaix: secondary road D 76 towards Plouezoch and the Barnenez peninsula

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Localisation

Cairn de Barnenez
29252 Plouezoc’h

T 33 / (0)2 98 67 24 73
F 33 / (0)2 98 79 51 58

Coordonnées GPS

Latitude : 48.6676
Longitude : -3.8584

Weather

Thursday 20°C

Thu 55°C / 71°C

Fri 56°C / 71°C

Sat 57°C / 68°C

Sun 57°C / 67°C

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Understanding the Barnenez cairn

• Virtuoso builders. Two sorts of vaulting are used in these tombs, either a flat stone as is used in normal dolmens or a ‘false’ rounded dome made out of a clever structure of little flat stones. It was built in Neolithic times (4 00 to 3500 BC), during which period man became sedentary and started farming.

• A ‘rediscovered’ site. It was identified as a "tumulus" (man-made earth mound) in 1850, but rediscovered in 1955 when it was being used as a quarry. From 1955 to 1968 excavation and consolidation work was carried out, and this enormous mound of stones regained its original appearance.

Visits

Unaccompagnied visit

with a visit document in french, english, german, italian, spanish, netherland, breton lenght : 30 min

Guided visit

in french, commented visits are assured by the monument's guides (included with admission) at : 11H ; 14h30 and 16H. From may, more visits are programmed. Lenght : 45 min

Special visit

Visites spécifiques groupes:

Réservation groupes : se renseigner à l'accueil du Cairn
scolaires : 20 euros pour 30 élèves

Public handicapé : 35 euros (35 personnes maximum) pour une visite d'1H. justificatif à prévoir.
Référente public handicapé : Virginie Lepage : 02 97 52 77 32 ou carnac@monuments-nationaux.fr