He Yoc'h

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He Yoc'h
Er Yoc'h Island
Er Yoc'h Island
Waters Atlantic Ocean
Geographical location 47 ° 23 ′  N , 2 ° 56 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 23 ′  N , 2 ° 56 ′  W
Er Yoc'h (Morbihan Department)
He Yoc'h
Highest elevation 22  m
Residents uninhabited

Er Yoc'h or Er Yoh is a tidal island near the coast of the Île d'Houat in the Morbihan department in Brittany in France . At low tide it is connected to the beach on the main island by a tombolo . Er Yoc'h is part of the Houat archipelago. It is located about 100 meters east of En Tal Point. The island rises to about 22 m above sea level.

Head of the Man of Er Yoc'h - Carnac Museum

The island contains prehistoric remains, including a camp site from the end of the 4th millennium BC. BC which contained many remains of pottery and fauna, which prove the importance of the island's perhaps only seasonal use for hunting. The site was excavated in 1924–1925 by Zacharie Le Rouzic (1864–1939).

The island was classified as a Monument historique in 1927 .

literature

  • Niklaus Forrer, Walter Wirth: The island of Houat. In: Communications from the Geographical-Ethnographic Society Zurich. Volume 26, 1925/1926, pp. 19-34, ( digitized version ).

Web links

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