Kercado cairn
Kercado cairn is an archaeological site in Carnac, Arrondissement of Lorient, Brittany. Kercado cairn is situated nearby to Alignement de Kermario, as well as near Alignements du Manio.Photo: Haubi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: cairn in Carnac, France
- Also known as: “Kercado tumulus”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kermario alignments and Géant du Manio.
Kermario alignments
Photo: Haubi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kermario alignments is situated 700 metres west of Kercado cairn.
Géant du Manio
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Géant du Manio is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km north of Kercado cairn.
Alignements du Manio
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alignements du Manio is situated 590 metres north of Kercado cairn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Philibert and Plouharnel.
Saint-Philibert
Village
Photo: Rundvald, Public domain.
Saint-Philibert is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Saint-Philibert are called in French Saint-Philibertains. Saint-Philibert is situated 4 km east of Kercado cairn.
Plouharnel
Village
Photo: Palamède, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plouharnel is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Plouharnel is situated 4½ km west of Kercado cairn.
Crac’h
Village
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crac'h or Krac'h in Breton is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Crac’h is situated 4½ km northeast of Kercado cairn.
Kercado cairn
- Categories: cairn, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Carnac, Arrondissement of Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.59573° or 47° 35′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.05426° or 3° 3′ 15″ westOpen location code
8CVRHWWW+77OpenStreetMap ID
node 1738468076OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q2459716
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In Other Languages
From Breton to German—“Kercado cairn” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Taol-vaen Kergadoù”
- Czech: “Tumulus de Kercado”
- Finnish: “Kercado”
- French: “cairn de Kercado”
- French: “Cairn de Kercado”
- French: “Tumulus-dolmen de Kercado”
- German: “Tumulus von Kercado”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alignement de Kermario and Moulin de Kermaux.
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