What tomb sacred sites are included?

This guide lists 20 tomb sacred sites in the current Pilgrim Map atlas.

Where are these tomb sites located?

Major country clusters include Italy, Egypt, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Turkmenistan.

Which traditions are represented?

Traditions represented here include Ancient Egyptian, Prehistoric, Gallura Nuragic Burial Traditions, Nuragic Burial and Ancestor Cult, Nuragic Burial Traditions, Nuragic Collective Burial and Symbolic Traditions.

All site types

Site type guide

Tomb

20 tomb sacred sites. Use the country and tradition filters to narrow in.

By country

Italy9 Egypt5 France3 United Kingdom1 Ireland1 Turkmenistan1

By tradition

Ancient Egyptian5 Prehistoric2 Gallura Nuragic Burial Traditions2 Nuragic Burial and Ancestor Cult1 Nuragic Burial Traditions1 Nuragic Collective Burial and Symbolic Traditions1

All sites

Prehistoric

Banks Chambered Tomb

South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom

Banks Chambered Tomb in South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom.

Ancient Egyptian

Bent Pyramid

Dahshur, Dahshur, Egypt

The Bent Pyramid rises from the desert at Dahshur with a silhouette like no other: steep at the base, then abruptly shallower at the 47-meter mark....

Cairn de Gavrinis

Kerners, Brittany, France

Gavrinis is a neolithic passage tomb of sacred significance.57182, -2.89863. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological....

Prehistoric

Domus de janas, Sas Concas

Onieri/Oniferi, Sardinia, Italy

Domus de janas, Sas Concas is a necropolis of sacred significance.29151, 9.17240. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological.

Knockroe passage mound, Ireland

County Kilkenny, The Municipal District of Callan — Thomastown, Ireland

Knockroe passage mound, Ireland is a passage tomb of sacred significance.43175, -7.39982. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological.

La Table des Marchands, Locmariaquer, France

Locmariaquer, Brittany, France

La Table des Marchands, Locmariaquer, France is a megalithic tomb of sacred significance.57162, -2.94981. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological.

Malik Ajdar Palwan Tomb

Kaka District, Kaka etraby, Turkmenistan

Malik Ajdar Palwan Tomb is a tomb of sacred significance.14839, 60.02660. Attributes: built, cultural.

Ancient Egyptian

Pyramid of Djoser

Saqqara, Saqqara, Egypt

Before Giza, before the true pyramids, there was this: six limestone tiers rising from the desert at Saqqara, humanity's first monumental stone building....

Ancient Egyptian

Pyramid of Khafre

Giza, Giza, Egypt

The Pyramid of Khafre appears to be the tallest at Giza, though it is not. Built on bedrock ten meters higher than his father Khufu's monument, Khafre's pyramid creates an...

Ancient Egyptian

Pyramid of Menkaure

Giza, Giza, Egypt

The Pyramid of Menkaure completes what three generations of pyramid builders began at Giza....

Ancient Egyptian

Red Pyramid

Dahshur, Dahshur, Egypt

The Red Pyramid stands as proof of mastery achieved. After the collapsed pyramid at Meidum and the necessary angle change at the Bent Pyramid, Sneferu's engineers finally...