Verified48.6670° N · 3.8580° W · 20 m
Barnenez Passage Mound
Neolithic (earliest)·Armorican Early Neolithic·🇫🇷 Brittany, Finistère, France
About
About Barnenez Passage Mound
Barnenez Passage Mound in Brittany, Finistère, France is a Neolithic (earliest) megalithic attributed to Armorican Early Neolithic culture. Megalithic construction with dolerite, granite; evidence of ceremonial and funerary use.
Why it mattersRepresentative Armorican Early Neolithic site contributing to understanding of megalithic distribution.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and sequencing of Barnenez Passage Mound within regional landscape
- 02Chronometric precision and construction organization without modern tools
Theories
- 01Regional ceremonial centre for Armorican Early Neolithic communities
- 02Territorial marker and ancestral burial focus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 4800–4300 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (earliest)
- Culture
- Armorican Early Neolithic
- Purpose
- Massive cairn 72 m long with 11 dolmens, earliest megalithic monument in Europe
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 4800–4300 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1031 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
48.6670° N · 3.8580° W · 20 m · 1 mapped feature
Barnenez Passage Mound — Main Feature
structurePrimary structure / enclosure at Barnenez Passage Mound
48.6680° N · 3.8570° W