La Hougue Bie (within parish boundary area often associated with Grouville/St Saviour)
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La Hougue Bie is a prehistoric Neolithic passage grave and ritual site in Jersey, notable as one of the best-preserved and most impressive megalithic monuments in Western Europe.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| La Hougue Bie | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic passage grave
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archaeological site ⓘ megalithic monument ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological sites in Jersey
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Megalithic monuments in Europe ⓘ |
| country | Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavated | 20th century ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists in Jersey ⓘ |
| function |
burial monument
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ceremonial site ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chambered tomb
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megalithic stones ⓘ stone passage ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
exhibitions on Jersey archaeology
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exhibitions on Neolithic life ⓘ |
| hasOnSite |
museum
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visitor centre ⓘ |
| hasOnTop |
Jerusalem chapel
NERFINISHED
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Notre Dame de la Clarté chapel NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval chapel ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
earthen mound
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passage grave ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed site in Jersey ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance |
one of the best-preserved Neolithic passage graves in Western Europe
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one of the most impressive megalithic monuments in Western Europe ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Channel Islands
NERFINISHED
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Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Grouville
NERFINISHED
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St Saviour, Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Jersey Heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
earth
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stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex ritual use
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long stone passage ⓘ monumental scale ⓘ state of preservation ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | La Hougue Bie Museum and site complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Parish of Grouville
NERFINISHED
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Parish of St Saviour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Neolithic ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial
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ritual purposes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Parish of St. Martin, Jersey
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La Hougue Bie (within parish boundary area often associated with Grouville/St Saviour)
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