Oldest Buildings In The World

******Wayland’s Smithy, England – around 3700 BC******
                 

                          A Neolithic long barrow and chamber tomb site located near Ashbury. Human remains found on the site indicate that 14 people were laid to ground there between 3590 and 3550 BC.

 *****Tumulus Saint-Michel, France – about 4500 BC*****

                 The Tumulus of St. Michel is a megalithic grave mound, located east of Carnac in Brittany, France. It is the largest grave mound in continental Europe. The tumulus is 125 m long, 60 m wide and 10 m high.

*****Barnenez, France – around 4800 BC*****

                     The Cairn of Barnenez is considered to be a Passage grave. It is a Neolithic monument located in northern Finistère, Brittany, France. The structure is 72 m long, 25 m wide and over 8 m high.

*****La Hougue Bie, Jersey – around 3500 BC*****

                      An 18.6 metre long passage chamber in the island of Jersey, off the shores of Normandy, France. The chapel above is medieval.

****Knap of Howar, Scotland – around 3700 BC****

                       It is the oldest preserved stone house in north west Europe, located on the island of Papa Westray, Scotland. 

****Ġgantija, Malta – around 3700 BC*****

                       A Neolithic, megalithic temple complex on the Mediterranean island of Gozo. The Ġgantija temples are the earliest of a series of megalithic temples in Malta and they are older than the pyramids of Egypt. Together with other similar structures, these have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.