Tumulus-dolmen de Kercado
About Tumulus-dolmen de Kercado
Tumulus-dolmen de Kercado is one of 61 classé historic monuments in Carnac, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. It has been classé since 1923.
Le cairn de Kercado est un cairn dolménique situé à Carnac dans le département français du Morbihan. Le cairn, remarquablement conservé, renferme un dolmen à couloir dont les fouilles archéologiques ont livré un riche mobilier archéologique correspondant à une utilisation durant le Néolithique moyen et récent.
From Wikipédia (French), article “Cairn de Kercado” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · read October 28, 2026
MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00091139 on POP↗Classé is the highest protection: no work may be done on the building without the State’s permission, and the State’s architects watch over it.
Finding Tumulus-dolmen de Kercado
Carnac
Other buildings like it nearby among the classé monuments
With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.
Questions about Tumulus-dolmen de Kercado
Is Tumulus-dolmen de Kercado protected?
Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1923 (Mérimée record PA00091139).
Can you visit Tumulus-dolmen de Kercado?
The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.
Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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