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Tumulus of St. Michael's Mount, 1871. Creator: Unknown.

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Tumulus of St. Michael's Mount, 1871. View of the Saint-Michel tumulus, a megalithic grave mound east of Carnac in Brittany, France. It is the largest grave mound in continental Europe. 'There is an artificial mound, 80 ft. high, a quarter of a mile from the village of Carnac, upon which a small chapel, dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel, was built when Christianity was introduced into the district. This mound is situated half a mile south of the great lines of stones, and commands a striking view of their vast array. In some places they are of towering height; in other places they are small; but this difference is evidently a matter of arrangement - the largest stones in each group are towards the west end, and their size gradually diminishes towards the east'. From "Illustrated London News", 1871.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM24A61_237

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Droits gérés

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6,1Mo (621,4Ko) / 14,2cm x 10,7cm / 1674 x 1267 (300dpi)

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