<< Our Photo Pages >> Le Dehus - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Channel Islands and Isle of Man in Guernsey
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Le Dehus Alternative Name: Le DéhusCountry: Channel Islands and Isle of Man Island: Guernsey Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: St Peter Port Nearest Village: Vale
Latitude: 49.497120N Longitude: 2.50643W
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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ziusudra visited on 19th Jul 2020 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
ShamrockStone tom_bullock have visited here
I think the goatee beard seen in some photos was added in charcoal by trendy music fans. The recently installed spotlights help a lot to make it visible. If you only go to one site this should be it.
NEW: Contrast enhanced version of the head carving. It's 'certainly an original feature of the tomb' (Ian Kinnes - Les Fouaillages booklet). I have better photos of this, and a video but no way to scan them at the moment. There's a remarkable similarity to the carved head Terence Meaden has discovered at Stonenhenge (BBC News Report)
Look at the strong forehead or eyebrows. I think this strengthens Aubrey Burl's argument that visitore or settlers from Brittany (NW France) had a hand in the construction of Stonehenge It also strengthens Meaden's head theory. What do you think?
Access: Perry's guide map square 7H4
Note: Various new papers linked about Gurnsey's amazing rock art and statue menhirs, details in the comments on our page
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