La Hougue Bie Jersey Passage Grave

Why it mattersLa Hougue Bie Jersey Passage Grave at Jersey, United Kingdom is a Neolithic megalithic of the Channel Neolithic tradition, built c. 4000 BCE for 18 m passage gr

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 4000 BCE

Period

Neolithic

Culture

Channel Neolithic

Purpose

18 m passage grave 12 m mound chapel

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 4000 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at La Hougue Bie Jersey Passage Grave

2. 19th–20th century

   Excavation and research at La Hougue Bie Jersey Passage Grave

• La Hougue Bie Jersey Passage Grave Main Megalithic Feature

  megalithic

  Primary megalithic feature at La Hougue Bie Jersey Passage Grave – central 18 m passage grave 12 m mound chapel element with stratified deposits

  49.2000° N · 2.0640° W

• La Hougue Bie Jersey Passage Grave Secondary Enclosure

  enclosure

  Ancillary enclosure/wall line at La Hougue Bie Jersey Passage Grave defining settlement or ritual space

  49.1999° N · 2.0639° W

• La Hougue Bie Jersey Passage Grave Outlier Rock Art Panel

  rock art

  Outlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to La Hougue Bie Jersey Passage Grave ceremonial landscape

  49.2001° N · 2.0641° W