Le Lude, France
13th century
Brissac-Quincé, France
11th century
Châteaudun, France
1170
Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, France
12th century
Montrésor, France
1493
Brézé, France
1060
Montsoreau, France
1455
Beaugency, France
12th century
Meung-sur-Loire, France
ca. 1200
Céré-la-Ronde, France
1460
Mehun-sur-Yèvre, France
13th century
Lémeré, France
1445
Soulaire-et-Bourg, France
1468-1472
Lavardin, France
11th century
Châteaubriant, France
11th century
Chilleurs-aux-Bois, France
16th century
Luynes, France
12th century
Cellettes, France
1545
Mazé-Milon, France
1772
Tour-en-Sologne, France
1527-1537
La Hougue Bie is a Neolithic ritual site which was in use around 3500 BC. Hougue is a Jèrriais/Norman language word meaning a \'mound\' and comes from the Old Norse word haugr. The site consists of 18.6m long passage chamber covered by a 12.2m high mound. The site was first excavated in 1925 by the Société Jersiaise. Fragments of twenty vase supports were found along with the scattered remains of at least eight individuals. Gravegoods, mostly pottery, were also present. At some time in the past, the site had evidently been entered and ransacked.
In Western Europe, it is one of the largest and best preserved passage graves and the most impressive and best preserved monument of Armorican Passage Grave group. Although they are termed \'passage graves\', they were ceremonial sites, whose function was more similar to churches or cathedrals, where burials were incidental.