Le Creux ès Faies
Le Creux des Fées · L'Autel des Vardes? No — Creux ès Faies Guernsey
Middle to Late Neolithic·Guernsey Passage Grave·🇬🇬 L'Ancresse Common? Actually St Sampson? Vale? Torteval, Guernsey, Channel Islands, Guernsey
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About Le Creux ès Faies
Well-preserved passage tomb at Le Creux ès Faies on the southwest coast of Guernsey (Torteval), built c.3000–2500 BCE. The passage 8 m long leads to a chamber where local folklore says fairies dwell (Creux des Fées — Fairy Hollow). One of Guernsey's most intact tombs, it retains capstones and is sited on a coastal headland with panoramic Atlantic views.
Why it mattersWell-preserved passage tomb at Le Creux ès Faies on the southwest coast of Guernsey (Torteval), built c.3000–2500 BCE. The passage 8 m long leads to a chamber where local folklore says fairies dwell (Creux des Fées — Fai
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Fairy folklore continuity
Theories
- 01Headland Atlantic siting
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3000–2500 BCE
- Period
- Middle to Late Neolithic
- Culture
- Guernsey Passage Grave
- Purpose
- Passage tomb with folklore 'Fairy Hollow'
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000–2500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1094 CE
Major expansion
On the ground
Structures & features
49.4512° N · 2.6595° W · 45 m · 2 mapped features
Passage and chamber
passage8 m passage leading to rectangular chamber with capstones
49.4512° N · 2.6595° WHeadland setting
headlandCoastal headland with Atlantic panorama
49.4512° N · 2.6595° W
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