Saint-Michel tumulus
The Saint-Michel tumulus is a megalithic grave mound, located east of Carnac in Brittany, France. It is the largest grave mound in continental Europe.Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle Saint-Michel de Carnac and Prehistory Museum of Carnac.
Chapelle Saint-Michel de Carnac
Church
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle Saint-Michel de Carnac is a church.
Prehistory Museum of Carnac
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Prehistory Museum of Carnac is situated 510 metres southwest of Saint-Michel tumulus.
Cruz-Menquen dolmen
Archaeological site
Photo: Simon de l’Ouest, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cruz-Menquen dolmen is an archaeological site, which is situated 530 metres west of Saint-Michel tumulus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plouharnel and Saint-Philibert.
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 3 km west of Saint-Michel tumulus.
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 6 km east of Saint-Michel tumulus.
Crucuno
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Crucuno is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km northwest of Saint-Michel tumulus.
Saint-Michel tumulus
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: tumulus in Carnac, France
- Categories: tumulus, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Carnac, Arrondissement of Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.58793° or 47° 35′ 17″ northLongitude
-3.07346° or 3° 4′ 24″ westOpen location code
8CVRHWQG+5JOpenStreetMap ID
way 231174879OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1419562
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Swedish—“Saint-Michel tumulus” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Krugell Sant Mikael”
- Breton: “Krugell Sant-Mikael”
- Czech: “Tumulus Saint-Michel”
- French: “tumulus Saint-Michel”
- French: “Tumulus Saint-Michel”
- German: “Tumulus St. Michel”
- Hungarian: “Szent Mihály halomsír”
- Hungarian: “Tumulus Saint-Michel”
- Swedish: “Saint-Michels gravhög”
- “Tumulus Saint-Michel”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fontaine Saint-Michel and Collège Saint-Michel.
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