Ville ès Nouaux

Ville ès Nouaux which consisits of a Cist-in-circle and a Gallery grave on the outskirts of St Helier. Situated in St Andrews Park a fenced off circular area contains two tombs; the first is a gallery grave which is 11.5m long, 1.2m wide and lm high. Seven capstones are in place on the roof, but unfortunately two were lost in the 19th century when sand that covered it was excavated. Damage had also occurred before the sand built up over it, in about 1000BC this then formed a protective layer, but it was built around 3000BC. When excavation took place, several pots and an archer's wrist guard were found. The second tomb is a cist in circle. The cist is 1.2m by lm and is only 30cm high and when excavated only flint chips were discovered.
Photographed during an Archaeology Safari of Jersey, 29 June 2003.