Site type guide
Passage Tomb
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Cairn de Gavrinis
Kerners, Brittany, France
Gavrinis is a neolithic passage tomb of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 47.57182, -2.89863. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological. Gavrinis (Breton: Gavriniz) is a small island in the Gulf of Morbihan in Brittany, France. It contains the Gavrinis tomb, a Neolithic passage tomb built around 4200–4000 BC, making it one of the world s oldest surviving buildings. Stones inside the passage and chamber are covered in megalithic art. It is likened to other Neolithic passage tombs such as Barnenez in Brittany and Newgrange in Ireland. Located in Larmor-Baden, Bretagne, France.
Knockroe passage mound, Ireland
County Kilkenny, The Municipal District of Callan — Thomastown, Ireland
Knockroe passage mound, Ireland is a passage tomb of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 52.43175, -7.39982. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological. Located in The Municipal District of Callan — Thomastown, Éire / Ireland.