Moscow, Russia
15th century
Saint Petersburg, Russia
1754-1762
Saint Petersburg, Russia
1764
Moscow, Russia
1555-1560
Moscow, Russia
14th century
Saint Petersburg, Russia
1883-1907
Saint Petersburg, Russia
1703
Saint Petersburg, Russia
1714
Pushkin, Russia
1717
Moscow, Russia
1484
Sergiev Posad, Russia
1337
Veliky Novgorod, Russia
14th century
Kazan, Russia
1556-1562
Veliky Novgorod, Russia
1045-1050
Moscow, Russia
1532
Suzdal, Russia
1102
Suzdal, Russia
11th century
Suzdal, Russia
1352
Vladimir, Russia
1158
Vladimir, Russia
1194-1197
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.