Liscuis
Allée Couvertes
Laniscat, Côte du Nord

From Mur-de-Bretagne take the main road west (N164). Don’t take the first right turn to Laniscat but wait for the next one that is also signed to Corday. Once you have turned up this narrow road there is a sign to the tombs that you can’t see from the main road. Follow these signs for a couple of km to a parking space. Walk up the tree lined track for about 500m and when you come to a “crossroads” of footpaths with a wooden signpost take the right path and after a couple of hundred metres you will come to the first tomb.

Liscuis 3
The first allée couverte you come to is below the other two. All the tombs were excavated in 1973 – 1975 and have been reinforced in some places to preserve them. This tomb is aligned roughly east to west and is made up of thin schist slabs, the sides being about 1.5m (5ft) high. Three capstones survive with one of them over a small end chamber to the west.

The entrance is in the east and leads to a small triangular antechamber that has a transverse slab blocking the main chamber except for a corner section that has been removed or carved out to allow access. This leads to the main chamber that is about 7.5 by 1.5m (25 by 5ft) and then there is another transverse stone and beyond this the terminal chamber.

Follow the path for about 300m gently uphill through the gorse to the next chamber on the crest of the hill.

Liscuis 1
This allée couverte is in the most striking position of the group and could have been the first to be constructed here. It has slightly inward leaning side stones giving the chamber a "V" shaped appearance. Some kerbstones still survive around in the gorse. 

Again a small forecourt section leads to the main chamber through a gap in a transverse stone. The chamber is longer than the first measuring around 9.5 by 1.8m (about 32 by 6ft) and the side supports are taller reaching about 1.8m (6ft). It still has three capstones as well as an end cell.

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