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.

History

The tumulus was built during the fifth millennium BC. It consists of a mound of earth and stones long, wide and high. Explored in 1862, researchers found a central vault containing fairly prestigious funerary furniture: axes, pearls, flint tools, and sillimanite.
On 27 June 1795, the site served as the setting for the between the French and the British during the Great French War.
It has been classified as a "Monument historique" since 1889.
Around 1900, the archaeologist Zacharie Le Rouzic again excavated the Saint-Michel tumulus and discovered a second dolmen and fifteen small stone chests, thus revealing the complexity of this monument.