Gavrinis Extension — Er Lannic Satellite Cairn
Gavrinis South Satellite · Er Lannic Passage Remnant
Middle Neolithic·Carnac / Gulf Morbihan·🇫🇷 Brittany, Morbihan, Larmor-Baden, France
About
About Gavrinis Extension — Er Lannic Satellite Cairn
Small eroded passage cairn 300 m southeast of Gavrinis, Gulf of Morbihan (c. 3800 BCE), 18 m diameter cairn with short passage and engraved orthostat fragment, part of Gavrinis-Er Lannic alignment cluster and intertidal stone circle extension.
Why it mattersSatellite to Gavrinis illuminating Gulf of Morbihan passage tomb landscape.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to Gavrinis art style
- 02Intertidal submersion
Theories
- 01Secondary lineage tomb mirroring Gavrinis
- 02Alignment node in Gulf ritual seascape
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. 3800 BCE
- Period
- Middle Neolithic
- Culture
- Carnac / Gulf Morbihan
- Purpose
- Small passage grave satellite to Gavrinis
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 19th–20th century
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3800 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Gavrinis Extension — Er Lannic Satellite Cairn
19th century / 1960s
Antiquarian notice and modern systematic excavation of Gavrinis Extension — Er Lannic Satellite Cairn
2000s
Conservation and publication of final reports for Gavrinis Extension — Er Lannic Satellite Cairn
On the ground
Structures & features
47.5710° N · 2.8950° W · 8 m · 3 mapped features
Short Passage (4 m)
corridor4 m passage with 4 orthostats per side leading to small chamber
47.5711° N · 2.8949° WEngraved Orthostat Fragment
standing stoneFragment with Gavrinis-style axe and wave engraving reused in wall
47.5709° N · 2.8950° WCairn Kerb Southeast
kerbSoutheast kerb 5 stones marking cairn edge near tidal flat
47.5712° N · 2.8951° W