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Images

My first view of the circle as I approached through the wood from the south east

baza Apr 14, 2008

Outside the circle. The bank from the south

baza Apr 14, 2008

Inside the circle looking north west

baza Apr 14, 2008

Inside the circle looking south east at stones facing the bank.

baza Apr 14, 2008

Articles

La Hougue de Vinde

Mystery digger ruins 5,000-year-old dolmen

ryaner Mar 16, 2019

La Hougue de Vinde dolmen near Noirmont has been seriously damaged after someone dug holes all over the 5,000 year old historical site.

A man was seen illegally using a metal detector and a trowel on the ancient site, prompting the island’s heritage organisations to appeal to the public to help protect them.

After an islander reported the incident, Olga Finch, Jersey Heritage’s Curator ofArchaeology, inspected the site. She confirmed that it had been seriously damaged, finding ‘backfilled’ metal detecting holes in the centre of the chamber, and targeted digging all over the dolmen, particularly in the earthen banks and at the base of the orthostats (upright stones).

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La Hougue de Vinde

baza Apr 14, 2008

La Hougue de Vinde is a cist-in-circle, a type of monument peculiar to the Channel Islands.

We liked this place – and it seemed to like us. It’s been robbed – the cist has long since gone; damaged, overgrown and neglected; not easy to find in the trees. Branches overhang and encroach into the inner space. A saw is needed here. There’s a geocache. Yet, despite all the setbacks, we were pleased to be there in its stillness to share its existence.

We kissed in a circle.