Villefranche-de-Conflent, France
1681
Paris, France
1923-1925
Briançon, France
1692
Béthune, France
1346
Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
12th century
Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, France
c. 1050
Besançon, France
1668-1711
Saint-Gilles, France
7th century
Calais, France
1911-1925
Blaye, France
1689-1692
Vichy, France
17th century
Arles, France
300-400 AD
Amiens, France
1406-1410
Camaret-sur-Mer, France
1693-1696
Saint-Lizier, France
1117
Tatihou, France
1694
Carcassonne, France
14th century
Saint-Jean-de-Fos, France
11th century
Neuf-Brisach, France
1698
Abbeville, France
1209
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.