<< Our Photo Pages >> La Hougue Boëte - Chambered Tomb in Channel Islands and Isle of Man in Jersey
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: La Hougue BoëteCountry: Channel Islands and Isle of Man
NOTE: This site is 1.238 km away from the location you searched for.
Island: Jersey Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Village: La Ville des Chênes
Latitude: 49.240587N Longitude: 2.143841W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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The chamber was originally excavated in 1911 when, apparently, a burial of a horse was found with its head resting on a pile of stones and a man with his head resting on the horse's neck. However, doubt has been cast on this description as the horse's teeth have recently been found to be modern.
Grid Reference 62425477
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