Standing stones in Pleslin

North of Dinan, in Pleslin, you will find 4000 year old standing stones, the 3^rd biggest site in Brittany. There are 5 alignments of 65 stones. I must admit I didn’t count them!

The site is a Historical Monument.

Park your car near the church and follow the signs for “Le Champ des Roches”.

Pleslin is about 25 minutes from our gite.

Temple of Mars

Just before the town of Corseul where you can find Gallo-Roman remains,you will see a left turn for the Temple of Mars.

On site, the sign was gone so I could not get any information out about it, but once I have found some I will update this post! Feel free to contribute if you know anything about it!

Free to visit, free car park.

Corseul is about 25 minutes from our gite.

Corseul and its Gallo-roman remains

In the centre of Corseul you will find some Gallo-roman remains from buildings dating from II and III AD.

Several signs in English explain what was there (Basilica, shops, warehouse, etc), the layout of the site and the use of each building. Ie artisans and merchants met at the basilica for ceremonies and meetings.

Free to visit, free car park.

Whilst there, visit the Temple of Mars, on the way back to Dinan only a few miles away.

Corseul is about 25 minutes from our gite.

Le Quiou excavations

The site of Le Quiou was found thanks to an aerial photo taken in 1989. Since then, archeologists have been working on site each year the whole month of August.

Slowly they are discovering remains of Gallo-Roman villas: baths, living quarters, vases, etc.

The villa there is one of the most ancient, the foundations dating from the first century AD.

Visits are organised in the summer by the association "Les Pierres Vives". You can also visit the site unaccompanied.

Le Quiou is about 2 miles away from Evran and from our gite.

Free visit, free car park.

Standing stone in Dol

On the way back from Dol-de-Bretagne, go and see the Menhir du Champ Dolent. I bet it’s the tallest standing stone you’ve ever seen! It is about 10 m high!
It is listed as Historical Monument.

The Menhir is outside Dol-de-Bretagne, on the way to Combourg. You should spot it very easily!

It is about 20 minutes from our gite in Evran.


Read my post about Guitté for other standing stones...

Standing stones in Guitté

Even after 7 years living in Evran, we still discover beautiful places around here! Last Sunday, the weather was great. We were on our way to the Château de Couellan, we took a different route and followed the signs for the “Menhirs de la Pierre Longue” and “Alignement de Lampouy” (Neolitic 'Long stone' and Megalithic stone alignments).

I read that the stones in Guitté, Mont St Michel and Carnac in Brittany, although over 200 km apart, are all in a line and looking at a map, I can confirm this!

If you are looking for those stones, the village of Guitté is about 20 minutes South of Dinan, 15 min from Evran in Brittany.

In the centre of Guitté, take left at the church, direction Plouasne and carry on. You will see a sign on your right-hand-side for “Menhirs de la Pierre Longue” and “Alignement de Lampouy”.

If you are visiting the area with children, there is a great play area (aire de loisirs de la Noe Moy) with a pond and several picnic areas. Children will be able to burn off energy!

Guitté is about 15 minutes from our gite in Evran, Brittany.