Er-Grah Tumulus

Er-Grah Tumulus
Jaipasdepseudo · CC BY-SA 3.0

(3300 BC) The Er-Grah Tumulus is a Neolithic passage grave in Locmariaquer, Brittany, part of the Locmariaquer Megalithic Complex[1][2]. Measuring 140 metres (459 ft) in length, it was originally constructed in the fifth millennium BC as a cairn before being extended in both directions[1]. A paved pavement surrounded the stepped structure, and the placement of its capstone indicates completion around 3300 BC[1]. This monument forms part of a complex that also includes the Table des Marchand dolmen and the Broken Menhir of Er Grah—the largest single stone block ever erected by Neolithic peoples[2].

TypeNecropolis/tombs complex
Period4500 - 3000 BC
CountryFrance
Coordinates47.5721° N, 2.9500° W

More sites in France

Table des Marchand · Locmariaquer Megaliths · Gavrinis · Er Lannic · Saint-Michel Tumulus · Carnac Stones · Mane Braz · Alignements de Kerzerho · Erdeven · Quelfénnec · Hotié de Viviane · Tombeau de Merlin · Temple of Mars, Corseul · Singing Stones of Brittany · La Noce de Pierres · Barnenez · Menhir de Champ-Dolent · La Roche-aux-Fées · Menhir du Camp de César · Romano-Gallic Baths of Entrammes · Jublains Archaeological Site · Craménil · Dolmen de Bagneux · Putanges-le-Lac

All sites in France

Was this page useful?

Keep exploring

Every site on this page sits on the globe, and the people who research them are on the Discord.

3D Globe · Sites by country · Story Archive · Research Library · Weekly Journal · Search