Mont Saint-Michel Bay — Tombelaine Priory Tidal Islet
Tombelaine Islet
Medieval (c.1140 CE)·Norman Benedictine·🇫🇷 Normandy, Manche, Mont Saint-Michel Bay, France
About
About Mont Saint-Michel Bay — Tombelaine Priory Tidal Islet
Small tidal granite islet 3.5 km N of Mont Saint-Michel, Neolithic chipping floors under 12th-c priory ruins, now gull colony with restricted access. Recorded context — Period: Medieval (c.1140 CE); Culture: Norman Benedictine; Field status: partially excavated; Materials: granite, schist; Condition: ruins — bird reserve.
Why it mattersKey Norman Benedictine archaeological-wonder with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function of enclosure
- 02Trade network extent
Theories
- 01Observatory
- 02Defensive stronghold
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. 1140 CE priory; Neolithic flints below
- Period
- Medieval (c.1140 CE)
- Culture
- Norman Benedictine
- Purpose
- Tidal islet priory — dependency of Mont Saint-Michel, former Neolithic occupation mound
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1959
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1140 CE priory; Neolithic flints below
Initial construction / first occupation at Mont Saint-Michel Bay — Tombelaine Priory Tidal Islet
1990 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Mont Saint-Michel Bay — Tombelaine Priory Tidal Islet
c. 800 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Mont Saint-Michel Bay — Tombelaine Priory Tidal Islet
On the ground
Structures & features
48.6340° N · 1.5500° W · 10 m · 4 mapped features
- Mont Saint-Michel Bay — Tombelaine Priory Tidal Islet — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Mont Saint-Michel Bay — Tombelaine Priory Tidal Islet — subsidiary complex48.6348° N · 1.5503° W
- Mont Saint-Michel Bay — Tombelaine Priory Tidal Islet — Complex Annex 2complexcomplex at Mont Saint-Michel Bay — Tombelaine Priory Tidal Islet — outlier feature48.6344° N · 1.5503° W
- Mont Saint-Michel Bay — Tombelaine Priory Tidal Islet — Southern Rock Artrock artrock art at Mont Saint-Michel Bay — Tombelaine Priory Tidal Islet — outlier feature48.6328° N · 1.5512° W
- Mont Saint-Michel Bay — Tombelaine Priory Tidal Islet — Structure Annex 4structurestructure at Mont Saint-Michel Bay — Tombelaine Priory Tidal Islet — hydraulic feature48.6346° N · 1.5508° W
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