Category: Sacred Sites
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A Druid’s Pilgrimage to Brittany continued: Honouring the Path at Kergadiou’s Menhirs
Plourin is a liner village on the western most coast of France. It is picture postcard pretty and has a history that spans from the Bronze Age evidenced by the menhirs of Kergadiou, one of which is the second tallest megalith anywhere, to the 21 st century windmills which sit on the headland and much…
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A Druid’s Pilgrimage to Brittany continued: Honouring the path at the Buried Dolmen of Saint Gonvel
On the western coast of D’Iroise in Finistère between Argenton and the village of Landunvez sits a dolmen known locally as “Men Milliget” – The Cursed Stone. It is in fact the Dolmen of Saint Gonvel, not that the so called saint is interred here for this monument is a couple of a thousand years…
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A Druid’s Pilgrimage to Brittany continued: Honouring the Path at the Alignment of Saint-Denec
The Iroise County area of Finistère is alive with giants, literally. They take the form of gargantuan granite menhirs that stand like sentinels guarding the coast. Some stand alone, others form rows, some are engraved while others are ‘dressed’ in that the surfaces have been painstakingly smoothed giving them an almost polished appearance. The alignment…
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A Druid’s Pilgrimage to Brittany continued: Honouring the Path at the Menhir of Kerloas
The Menhir of Kerloas is situated on the western most point of Finistère, situated on the highest point of the Pays d’Iroise and is considered to be the tallest monolith standing anywhere in the world. It really is hard to miss and can be seen from 30km’s away and as many leagues out to sea.…
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A Druid’s Pilgrimage to Brittany: Honouring the Path at the Menhirs of Traonigou
Druids have no shrines except nature. We honour all life and beings on our earthand eek wisdom from myth and honour our ancestors. Traditionally druids professtheir learned wisdom in ritual in ancient groves. Their presence remains enigmatic,though it endures through the ages. In the course of my path, there are certain sites where their voices…