Gavrinis

Gavrinis is a small island in the in Brittany, . It contains the Gavrinis tomb, a Neolithic passage tomb built around 4200–4000 BC, making it one of the world's oldest surviving buildings.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Gavrinis Cairn and Er Lannic.

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Islet
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is a small island in the commune of , in the department in in northwestern . is a bird reserve and also the site of two stone circles, the southern of which is submerged.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arzon and Pointe du Blair.

Village
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or Arzhon-Rewiz in Breton is a commune located at the extremity of the Rhuys peninsula in the department in the region in northwestern . is situated 3 km south of Gavrinis.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 3 km northwest of Gavrinis.

Village
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is a commune in the department in in north-western . As of 2023, the population of the commune was 1,577. It lies 8.5 mi south of by road. is situated 3½ km west of Gavrinis.

Gavrinis

Latitude
47.57417° or 47° 34′ 27″ north
Longitude
-2.89821° or 2° 53′ 54″ west
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
8CVVH4F2+MP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 500298935
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
11073318
Wiki­data ID
Q1496494
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Gavrinis” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Gavriniz”
  • Catalan: “Gavrinis”
  • Cebuano: “Gavrinis”
  • Dutch: “Gavrinis”
  • French: “Gavrinis”
  • French: “Île de Gavrinis”
  • German: “Gavrinis”
  • Greek: “Γκαβρινίς”
  • Italian: “Gavrinis”
  • Japanese: “ガブリニス島”
  • Polish: “Gavrinis”
  • Russian: “Гаврини”
  • Serbian: “Гаврини”
  • Spanish: “Gavrinis”
  • Ukrainian: “Гаврині”
  • Welsh: “Gavrinis”
  • Welsh: “Gavriniz”

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