| Tumulus of St. Michel | |
| Coordinates: | 47.5879°N -3.0735°W |
| Location: | Carnac, France |
| Region: | Brittany |
| Type: | Tumulus |
| Length: | 125m (410feet) |
| Width: | 60m (200feet) |
| Height: | 10m (30feet) |
The Saint-Michel tumulus is a megalithic grave mound, located east of Carnac in Brittany, France.[1] It is the largest grave mound in continental Europe.
See also: Carnac Stones.
The tumulus was built during the fifth millennium BC. It consists of a mound of earth and stones 125m (410feet) long, 50m (160feet) wide and 10m (30feet) high. Explored in 1862, researchers found there a central vault containing fairly prestigious funerary furniture: axes, pearls, flint tools and sillimanite.
It has been classified as a "Monument historique" (National heritage site) since 1889.
Around 1900, the archaeologist again excavated the Saint-Michel tumulus and discovered a second dolmen and fifteen small stone chests, thus revealing the complexity of this monument.