The standing stones

They bear witness to a building technique that can only be found in Trégunc and the neighbouring town of Névez.

Those that can be admired today date back to the end of the 18th century or beginning of the 19th. Oral tradition has it that those stones were carved by the fishermen and farmers in winter-time so as to clear the fields of abounding blocks of granite and make them suitable for cultivation. They are set up side in trenches, standing erect through their own weight and a mortar of mixed earth and small stones cementing them together.

Standing stone houses and stone walled garden make up this unique architectural specificity in France. Tragic and Naves obtained special recognition by the environment government.

The standing stones are 8.8 feet tall, 1.3 feet wide and 0.8 feet tick. This building method developed especially during the 18th and 19th centuries.

The legendary stones

1/ the standing stone of Kerangallou is 31 feet tall and surmounted by a cross, situated at 300 meters to the north of the town.

2/ the trembling rock or "deceived husband stone"

3/ the sacrifice table

4/ the elephant head

The chapels

Kerven chapel :

Erected in the 16th century, it's dedicated to our” lady of claret”. The people went to the nearby fountain to drink its water and bath their eyes. The pardon (religious festival) of St Eloi was also called "pardon of the horses".
On that day, hundreds of them were brought there and sold under the supervision of the veger (?) standing on a stone before the chapel. Inside the chapel, some magnificent polychromatic woodwork can be admired. The Saint's day is the first of July.

Saint Philibert chapel :

The chapel was erected in the 16th century to symbolize the faith of the (Breton) Cornwall sailors who had brought from Noirmoutier their worship of the Saint called upon for protection against sea hazards. The fountain lying a few yards below the church was said to cure intestinal aliments and rheumatism. The Saint's Day is the last Sunday of August, a mess is celebrated every Sunday at 9.45 a.m.

Sainte Élisabeth chapel :

Deprived through it may be if its roof, its fine triangular pediment enhances its elegance, at the top of a hill gently sloping on the west side towards a fountain the waters of which were renowned for curing fevers. The chapel ruins date from the 17th century. The chapel is dedicated to the St Elisabeth called the Sterile, who in spite of her nickname had a son called Jean-Baptist.

The church

Saint Marc Church : this 19th century, neo gothic church with outstanding stained-glass windows is dedicated to St Marc, the parish patron saint. There is granite everywhere all over Tragic. You are bound to come across it walking past churches or chapels, or you will find it hidden in the countryside.

Mysterious country paths invite you to a treasure trove of fountains, bread ovens, calvaries, megaliths, wells, old farms, steles or standing stones.