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<< Our Photo Pages >> Faldouet Dolmen - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Channel Islands and Isle of Man in Jersey

Submitted by enkidu41 on Wednesday, 11 November 2020  Page Views: 21130

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Faldouet Dolmen Alternative Name: La Pouquelaye de Faldouet, La Pouquelaye de Faldouët, Faldouët Dolmen
Country: Channel Islands and Isle of Man
NOTE: This site is 0.665 km away from the location you searched for.
Island: Jersey Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen

Latitude: 49.202959N  Longitude: 2.026842W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Chrus visited on 1st Jan 2016 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4

lscollinson visited on 24th Jun 2007 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4 A fantastic site with an impressive capstone.

attlebax MAIGO AngieLake have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 4

Faldouet Dolmen
Faldouet Dolmen submitted by TheCaptain : One of the stones that forms part of the ancient dolmen of Faldouet has been drilled into, leaving a hole of several inches, in an apparent attempt to extract quartz crystals. From bailiwickexpress (Vote or comment on this photo)
Reconstructed in the late 19th century this has a 5m long, slightly bowed, passage of 17 stones leading to a roughly circular chamber surrounded by 4 chambers (possibly 8 originally). Beyond that is a further horseshoe shaped chamber of 7 uprights covered by a huge capstone estimated to weigh 23 tons.

It is likely that the horseshoe chamber was the original passage grave whose passage was dug out to make way for a second passage grave. In 1910 the floor was raised so the height is lower than originally. It is felt unlikely that the passage and central area were ever roofed.

Grid reference 70995069

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Note: One of the stones that forms part of the ancient dolmen of Faldouet has been drilled into, leaving a hole of several inches, in an apparent attempt to extract quartz crystals... See comment on this page.
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Faldouet Dolmen
Faldouet Dolmen submitted by attlebax : This site is well marked from the road and is on the Jersey map. The lane outside is narrow and has high banks so it is best to park just up the road. Not easy for any wheelchair users. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Faldouet Dolmen
Faldouet Dolmen submitted by lscollinson : A fantastic site with an impressive capstone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Faldouet Dolmen submitted by MAIGO : 3rd. April 2008 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Faldouet Dolmen submitted by attlebax : Well marked site with a board near the road. It is difficult to park nearby as they have huge banks of earth on either side of the road. Picture taken May 2011. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Faldouet Dolmen
Faldouet Dolmen submitted by attlebax : Faldouet Dolmen, Jersey. Picture taken from South towards main chamber. October 2014. A visitor to the site told me that the cap stone was so big that it could only have only been put there by aliens. I had more faith in the ability of our ancestors. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Faldouet Dolmen submitted by MAIGO : Other view from Back side

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Faldouet Dolmen submitted by AngieLake : The end chamber is covered by a massive 24-ton capstone. Photo courtesy of friend Pam Yates during her recent visit to Jersey.

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Faldouet Dolmen submitted by thebean : La Pouquelaye de Faldouet popularly known as the Faldouet Dolmen. (1 comment)

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Faldouet Dolmen submitted by Thereddragon : This photograph was allegedly taken by Victor Hugo when he was in exile in Jersey (1852-1855.) It looks like a picture of the Faldouet Dolmen but the text on the reverse (see next image) I cannot fully decipher. Any thoughts anyone? Many thanks. Cheers Tim aka Thereddragon (1 comment)

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Faldouet Dolmen submitted by attlebax : Faldouet Dolmen visited October 2014. The site has been tidied up and some of the buried stones exposed to give a better experience.

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Faldouet Dolmen submitted by MAIGO : Inside of Dolmen

Faldouet Dolmen
Faldouet Dolmen submitted by AngieLake : A peek inside the end chamber. Photo taken by friend Pam Yates on a recent visit to Jersey.

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Faldouet Dolmen submitted by karolus : Faldouet at Euinox sunrise, 2023

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Faldouet Dolmen submitted by karolus : Equinox dawn 2023 (4 comments)

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Faldouet Dolmen submitted by JerseyArchaeology : Faldouet Dolman on an autumn afternoon

Faldouet Dolmen
Faldouet Dolmen submitted by JerseyArchaeology : A photograph of the recent damage to one of the uprights of Faldouet Dolmen. The extraction of the quartz is right on a fault line, with the weight of a 25 ton capstone above, so worried about the long term effects of the mindless damage.

Faldouet Dolmen
Faldouet Dolmen submitted by Thereddragon : The previous photograph was allegedly taken by Victor Hugo when he was in exile in Jersey (1852-1855.) It looks like a picture of the Faldouet Dolmen This is the text on the reverse which I cannot fully decipher. Any thoughts? Many thanks. Cheers Tim aka Thereddragon (5 comments)

Faldouet Dolmen
Faldouet Dolmen submitted by attlebax : Faldouet Dolmen, Jersey. Close up of main chamber. Picture taken October 2014.

Faldouet Dolmen
Faldouet Dolmen submitted by thereddragon : This features on the Jersey 10p coin, old and new.

Faldouet Dolmen
Faldouet Dolmen submitted by durhamnature : Photo from "Prehistoric Times..." via archive.org

Faldouet Dolmen
Faldouet Dolmen submitted by AngieLake : This photo isn't very clear, but you can see the diagram top right, showing the layout of the dolmen and passage. It reads: "La Pouquelaye de Faldouet This Neolithic passage grave was built around 6,000 years ago (c.4000-3250BC). It consists of a passage leading into an unusual double chamber. The main chamber is open and surrounded by a series of small stone cists (boxes) while the end chambe...

Faldouet Dolmen
Faldouet Dolmen submitted by AngieLake : Friend Pam Yates brought me back four photos of this site when she visited Jersey earlier in the summer. This is the first, showing the entrance passage.

Faldouet Dolmen
Faldouet Dolmen submitted by thebean : Faldouet Dolmen. (2 comments)

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Ancient dolmen drilled to extract quartz crystals by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 11 November 2020
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From bailiwickexpress

"One of the stones that forms part of the ancient dolmen of Faldouet has been drilled into, leaving a hole of several inches, in an apparent attempt to extract quartz crystals.

The malicious damage was discovered on 25 October by members of the Archaeology Section of the Société Jersiaise and reported to the police....

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    Re: Ancient dolmen drilled to extract quartz crystals by Runemage on Wednesday, 11 November 2020
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    The Jersey Geology Trail shows areas with quartz veins. http://www.jerseygeologytrail.net/Jersey_Geology_Trails.shtml#trails Why destroy an ancient monument when quartz is so prevalent elsewhere?
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      Re: Ancient dolmen drilled to extract quartz crystals by HarryTwenty on Friday, 13 November 2020
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      Taking the article at face value and assuming it is accurate (not always a sensible thing to do with the press) it could be either a souvenir hunter or a larper.

      Souvenir hunting has precedents, the King Stone at the Rollrights is now shaped that way because people kept removing bits of it and Stonehenge also used to get bits chipped off when the stones were open access.

      The larper angle usally occurs because somebody thinks owning a piece of an ancient site or an ancient artifact will give them some kind of special advantage - it won't, it just vandalises the site.
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        Re: Ancient dolmen drilled to extract quartz crystals by Hesperides on Wednesday, 18 November 2020
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        What is a "larper"?
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          Re: Ancient dolmen drilled to extract quartz crystals by HarryTwenty on Thursday, 19 November 2020
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          Google (or a number of much better search engines) is your friend ; )
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Re: Faldouet (La Pouquelaye de Faldouet), Jersey by AngieLake on Tuesday, 10 August 2010
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From leaflet 'Where to find the Dolmens of Jersey', (Jersey Heritage Trust):
"La Pouquelaye de Faldouet
(4000 BC) - a passage grave with an unusual double chamber, the main chamber is open and surrounded by cists, the second is covered by a single massive capstone, excavated 1839 and 1868."
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Re: The Jersey Children's Home skull fragment, the police and the facts that changed by Andy B on Tuesday, 19 August 2008
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An important note: none of this should be taken to indicate that there is no substance at all in any of the allegations which have been made in relation to children’s homes on Jersey. ... it is almost certain to be the case that some of the allegations which have been made about care workers on Jersey are well-founded.
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Re: The Jersey Children's Home skull fragment, the police and the facts that changed by Andy B on Tuesday, 19 August 2008
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"A brief look at the Dolmen at Faldouet, St.Martin, Jersey. Not the best weather for it, but it'll do for now. Haut de la Garenne is just over the fields."

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The Jersey Children's Home skull fragment, the police and the facts that changed by Andy B on Tuesday, 19 August 2008
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Writer Richard Webster has unearthed some extraordinary things in his time, he now discusses the the likelihood that the widely reported child's skull fragment from the Jersey Care Home investigation is old, and may even be Neolithic.

The Haut de la Garenne ex children's home building is some three or four hundred yards away from La Pouquelaye de Faldouët (Faldouët Dolmen).

"now that we know a little more about the views of the various archaeologists both on and off-site, we can say with some confidence that it is rather more likely that the fragment is neolithic than that it has anything at all to do with the building’s use as a children’s home"

Read the full story on his web site.

But note Richard, Neanderthal is a million miles from Neolithic.


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