Archaeology and megalithism in Saint-Nazaire: the tumulus of Dissignac

Name: Arqueología y megalitismo en Saint-Nazaire: el túmulo de Dissignac
Start: 2022-09-18T10:30:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Tumulus de dissignac

This megalithic monument has become a must-see site of local heritage. One of its funerary chambers houses a hidden treasure!

Domingo 18 septiembre 2022, 10:30, 14:30Passed

Photographe Andréa Kloze. Coll. Saint-Nazaire Agglomération Tourisme

Built by Neolithic societies around 4,300 BCE,
this monument inscribed with historical monuments is one of the best preserved megalithic sites of the region.
Rarely open to visitors, come and discover it and walk in the footsteps of the first sedentary farmers.
Through a photographic retrospective you can dive into 10 years of archaeological research from the excavation to the restoration of the tumulus of Dissignac.
We look forward to seeing many of you for these 2022 European Heritage Days.

About the location

Tumulus de dissignac

Route de Dissignac, 44600 Saint-Nazaire

Loire-Atlantique
Pays de la Loire

Built between 4000 and 3800 BC, this megalithic monument presents, after restoration in 1970, the appearance of a dry stone mound of about 25 meters in diameter. It consists of two adjoining tombs, each consisting of a room (dolmen) preceded by an access corridor.