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Historic monument, classé
Prehistory
Kind
Burial mound
Mérimée record
PA00091301
No photo of it yet
Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Tumulus

At Er-Stangvras

Classé historic monument since 1931One of 8 classé monuments in Île-d'Houat; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
BBurial moundSPrehistory1931protected
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About

About Tumulus

Tumulus is one of 8 classé historic monuments in Île-d'Houat, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. It has been classé since 1931. 4 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00091301 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.

Visit

Make it a walk: 3 monuments in about 10 minutes

Île-d'Houat · about 0.3 mi on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1TumulusStart here
  2. 2Deux menhirs couchésClassé · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3MenhirClassé · 0.3 mi on
Farther afield
Fort CentralInscrit0.3 miBatterie d'artillerie d'En TalInscrit1.3 miRéduit de BéniguetInscrit1.4 miIlôt d'Er-Yoh (Le Mulon) , près de l'île d'HouatClassé1.4 miMenhir isoléClassé1.5 mi
Around it

3 more historic monuments within 150 m

C classé · I inscrit. Each opens its own page.

CDolmen à galerie de Bod-en-Lann-Vras ou Bod-en-Stang-Vras29 mCDolmen à galerie de Stang-Vras58 mCDeux menhirs couchés104 m
More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the classé monuments

With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.

Dolmen de la Croix et menhir de la ViergeHœdic · 5.8 mi away
Ilot de Toul-BrasQuiberon · 6.9 mi away
Fort du Port-MariaLocmaria · 8.3 mi away
Dolmen du ConguelQuiberon · 8.4 mi away
Aiguade VaubanLe Palais · 9.1 mi away
Citadelle du Palais, à Belle-Ile-en-MerLe Palais · 9.2 mi away
Dolmen situé près du port dit Port aux MoinesSaint-Gildas-de-Rhuys · 9.4 mi away
Enceinte urbaineLe Palais · 9.5 mi away

Questions about Tumulus

Is Tumulus protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1931 (Mérimée record PA00091301).

Can you visit Tumulus?

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 · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.