Ville-ès-Nouaux Dolmen
La Ville ès Nouaux · St Andrew's Dolmen Jersey
Middle to Late Neolithic·Jersey Neolithic·🇯🇪 St Helier Parish, Jersey, Channel Islands, Jersey
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About Ville-ès-Nouaux Dolmen
Dolmen and stone circle complex in St Helier parish, Jersey, comprising a passage grave and a 6 m diameter stone circle (cist-in-circle) c.3500–3000 BCE. The dolmen's cist-in-circle sets it apart as a transitional monument between passage graves and later ring cairns. Protected in an urban park, it demonstrates Jersey's long ritual continuity from Neolithic to Iron Age re-use.
Why it mattersDolmen and stone circle complex in St Helier parish, Jersey, comprising a passage grave and a 6 m diameter stone circle (cist-in-circle) c.3500–3000 BCE. The dolmen's cist-in-circle sets it apart as a transitional monume
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Cist-in-circle hybrid function
Theories
- 01Urban preservation in St Helier park
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. 3500–3000 BCE
- Period
- Middle to Late Neolithic
- Culture
- Jersey Neolithic
- Purpose
- Dolmen and stone circle (cist-in-circle)
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3500–3000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1025 CE
Rediscovery
On the ground
Structures & features
49.1911° N · 2.1186° W · 40 m · 2 mapped features
Passage dolmen
chamberPassage grave dolmen with cist-in-circle feature
49.1911° N · 2.1186° W6 m stone circle
stone circleStone circle 6 m diameter with central cist
49.1910° N · 2.1187° W