La Hougue Bie (within parish boundary area often associated with Grouville/St Saviour)

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La Hougue Bie is a prehistoric Neolithic passage grave and ritual site in Jersey, notable as one of the best-preserved and most impressive megalithic monuments in Western Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Neolithic passage grave
archaeological site
megalithic monument
category Archaeological sites in Jersey
Megalithic monuments in Europe
country Jersey
culturalRegion Western Europe
excavated 20th century
excavatedBy archaeologists in Jersey
function burial monument
ceremonial site
hasFeature chambered tomb
megalithic stones
stone passage
hasInterpretation exhibitions on Jersey archaeology
exhibitions on Neolithic life
hasOnSite museum
visitor centre
hasOnTop Jerusalem chapel
Notre Dame de la Clarté chapel
medieval chapel
hasStructureType earthen mound
passage grave
heritageDesignation listed site in Jersey
heritageSignificance one of the best-preserved Neolithic passage graves in Western Europe
one of the most impressive megalithic monuments in Western Europe
locatedIn Channel Islands
Jersey
locatedNear Grouville
St Saviour, Jersey
locatedOn island of Jersey
linked to: Jersey
managedBy Jersey Heritage
material earth
stone
notableFor complex ritual use
long stone passage
monumental scale
state of preservation
openToPublic yes
partOf La Hougue Bie Museum and site complex
region Parish of Grouville
Parish of St Saviour
timePeriod Neolithic
touristAttraction yes
usedFor burial
ritual purposes

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Parish of St. Martin, Jersey contains La Hougue Bie (within parish boundary area often associated with Grouville/St Saviour)