FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRANCE – Carnac Megaliths at Risk: UNESCO Site Threatened by Industrial Wind Project CARNAC, France, July 20, 2025 — Just days after the prehistoric Carnac and les Rives du Morbihan stones in Brittany were granted UNESCO World Heritage status, heritage protection groups are warning of a potential threat to the newly recognized site. Three French associations — Sites et Monuments, Les Gardiens du Large, and the Federation for the Protection and Planning of the Bay of Quiberon — have issued an open letter to UNESCO, denouncing plans for an onshore connection point for a large offshore wind farm that they claim would irreversibly damage the ancient landscape. The proposed industrial development includes underground drilling, high-voltage cables, and large electrical transformers in zones classified as both archaeological and ecologically sensitive. “Under the banner of ecological transition, we are preparing to desecrate sacred land that has yet to be fully excavated,” said Jean-Louis Butré, president of the Federation Environment Durable (FED), which is supporting the appeal. He described the plans as a “global sacrilege — ecological, cultural, and human.” The megalithic alignments of Carnac, dating back to 4500-2000 BCE — centuries older than Stonehenge — are considered among the most significant Neolithic sites in Europe. The recent UNESCO recognition underscored their unique value as a testament to early human civilization.(1) The Fédération Environnement Durable ( FED) is now issuing an international call to action, urging UNESCO, global scientific institutions, political leaders, and citizens worldwide to step in and protect what it calls “a common heritage of humanity.” “Forget your ancestors, and you become a stream without a source, a tree without roots,” the open letter quotes an old Chinese proverb. “A people without memory is a people without a future.” For more information contact: Federation Environment Durable (FED) 1) The megalithic alignments of Carnac, dated from 4500 to 2000 BCE (the oldest alignments, such as those at Ménec or Kermario, are estimated around 4500–4000 BCE, while some structures like the dolmens may be more recent, around 3500–2000 BCE), are known to predate Stonehenge, which dates from approximately 3100 to 2000 BCE. Carnac is considered one of the most important Neolithic sites in Europe. Its recent recognition by UNESCO highlights its unique value as a testimony to the earliest human civilizations. |
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20 juillet 2025 – Bretagne, France Les mégalithes de Carnac et des rives du Morbihan, situés en Bretagne sud, datés de 4500 à 2000 av. J.-C précèdent de 500 à 1 000 ans les premières constructions de Stonehenge en Angleterre (1) Carnac est un monument préhistorique unique, antérieur à l’écriture, aux pyramides : un témoignage irremplaçable de la civilisation néolithique européenne.
Par une lettre ouverte à l’UNESCO, 3 associations Sites et Monuments, les Gardiens du Large et la Fédération de Protecton et d’Aménagement de la baie de Quiberon dénoncent le projet funeste de raccordement à terre d’un parc éolien offshore qui, s’il est réalisé, défigurerait irrémédiablement le site néolithique de Carnac. Ce projet industriel prévoit des forages, des câbles haute tension et des transformateurs géants, en plein cœur de zones archéologiques et naturelles protégées par l’UNESCO. Au nom d’une écologie dévoyée, on s’apprête à défigurer un site vieux de plus de cinq millénaires. Le gouvernement parle de « transition énergétique ». La Fédération Environnement Durable (FED) , « d’un sacrilège mondial — écologique, culturel et humain ». |
