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La Hougue Bie
A great Neolithic burial mound you can crawl inside, crowned by two medieval chapels.
- Open
- Spring to autumn
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- La Route de la Hougue Bie, Grouville, JerseyDirections
- Getting There
- About 15 minutes by bus or car east of St Helier.
Why Go
The passage grave was built more than 5,000 years ago; stoop down its stone corridor to the chamber, which lights up at the spring and autumn equinox sunrise. Medieval chapels stand on top of the mound, and a museum and a German bunker are in the grounds.
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