Wittem, Netherlands
12th century
Wedde, Netherlands
1362
Nieuwkuijk, Netherlands
13th century
Haaren, Netherlands
14th century
Voorst, Netherlands
c. 1310
Ewijk, Netherlands
15th century
Vleuten-De Meern, Netherlands
14th century
Well, Netherlands
14th century
Oud Valkenburg, Netherlands
15th century
Middelstum, Netherlands
1472
Stein, Netherlands
13th century
Baarlo, Netherlands
13th century
Loenersloot, Netherlands
1258
Afferden, Netherlands
c. 1300
Langbroek, Netherlands
1300
Beuningen, Netherlands
15th century
Klimmen, Netherlands
19th century
Lisse, Netherlands
c. 1375
Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Netherlands
13th century
Vaals, Netherlands
15th century
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.