Discover Saint-Quay-Perros

Saint-Quay-Perros offers three distinct highlights to consider when planning your trip: the covered passageway of Crec'h Quillé, the Saint-Méen Chapel and parish church, and Circuit No. 36. Plan your stay around whether you want to focus on archaeological history, religious architecture or a walking route.

The covered passageway of Crec'h Quillé

The covered passageway of Crec'h Quillé is located in the municipality of Saint-Quay-Perros. It is a communal burial site from the Late Neolithic period, dating to around 2200 BC. The structure is oriented from east to west. A side entrance faces a 1.80-metre-high engraved stone depicting the Mother Goddess.

The burial chamber is 15.8 metres long. The mound covering it is still visible, standing up to one metre high, and is enclosed by pillars and dry-stone walls. The chamber, entrance and visible mound each show different architectural features of the site. Dating to around 2200 BC, the covered passageway predates the 16th-century Saint-Méen Chapel by a considerable margin.

Chapel and parish church

Saint-Méen Chapel is a seigneurial chapel dating from the first half of the 16th century. Built from granite in the regional Gothic style, it has a southern extension. On its western side is a gabled wall with a bellcote, which is accessible by a staircase and has an opening.

The parish church of Saint-Quay, by contrast, is a single-nave building made of granite rubble and stands in an elevated parish enclosure. Its western façade has a central tower with a projecting gallery and balustrade, as well as a bell tower with three openings. Round stair turrets flank the façade. The two buildings can therefore be distinguished by different features: the chapel is described in terms of its date and regional Gothic style, while the church is characterised mainly by its single-nave structure and articulated western façade.

Circuit No. 36: two route lengths

The January 2026 municipal bulletin gives the Circuit No. 36 long loop as 13 kilometres and the short loop as 9 kilometres; five kilometres of the route pass through Saint-Quay-Perros. The walking route runs from Pont ar Sauz to Saint-Méen. The short loop descends through the Cruguil valley.

At 9 kilometres, the short loop is four kilometres shorter than the long option. This gives you a concrete comparison of the route lengths for planning purposes. The lengths may change if the route is revised, so check the current route before setting out.

Cemetery in the parish enclosure

Saint-Quay-Perros preserves one of the rare cemeteries still located within a parish enclosure. A key is available from the town hall. As this arrangement may change, check locally whether a key is available before your visit.

Discover more destinations: Ploumilliau, Le Hinglé, Coëtmieux, Saint-Carreuc, Lohuec, Tregueux, Plessix-Balisson, Pleumeur-Gautier.

For the broader travel overview: Côtes-D’armor.