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DOLMENS
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La Hougue des Geonnais
La Hougue des Grosnez
La Hougue des Platons
La Pouquelaye de Faldouet
La Sergenté
Le Dolmen du Couperon
Le Dolmen du Mont Ubé
Le Mont de la Ville
Les Monts Grantez
The Beauport Dolmen
Ville-ès-Nouaux
MENHIRS
Cherry Farm Menhir
La Dame Blanche
La Greve D'Azette Menhir
Le Prévôté Menhir
Les Côtils Farm Menhir
Ponterson Lane Menhir
The Broken Menhir
The Great Menhir
The Little Menhir
The White Menhir
MEGALITHIC REMAINS
La Blanche Pierre
La Moye II
La Pierre de la Fêtelle
La Pouclée
La Table des Marthes
La Tête de la Fief de la Houguette
La Tête des Quennevais
L'Avenue et Dolmen du Prés du Lumières
Mont Felard Stones
The Ossuary
STONES
Hautlieu Stone
La Chêve Rue Stone
La Coupe Megaliths
La Dame Blanche
La Moye Golf Course Standing Stone
La Pierre aux Crabes
La Pierre des Baissières
La Rocco Stones
La Rocque ès Jovaies
La Rocque Stone
La Route de la Hougue Bie Stones
La Rue Laurens Stones
La Rue Voisin Stone
Les Landes Semi Circle of Stones
Les Mielles Golf Course Stones
Les Trois Rocques
Parklands Stone
Patier Lane Stone
Portelet Common Stone
South Hill Stone
St Ouën's Manor Standing Stone
St Saviour's Church Stones
Surville Stones
The Centre Stone
OCCUPATION SITES
Belcroute Bay
Frémont Point
Icho Tower
La Belle Hougue Cave I
La Cotte à la Chèvre
La Cotte de St Brelade
La Maître Île
La Motte
La Moye I
Le Câtel de Lecq
Le Câtel de Rozel
Le Pinacle
Les Câtieaux
Ile Agois
La Maîtresse Île
Mont Orgueil
Plémont Point
POW Camp & Les Blanches Banques
LOST & BURIED SITES
DOLMENS
Le Dicq
Le Rouge Bouillon
MENHIRS
La Blanche Pierre
La Blanche Pierre
La Clos de La Sergenté Menhir
La Rogodaine Menhir
La Rue au Blancq Menhir
Le Quésnil Menhir
Mont Cochon Menhir
St Brelade's Church Menhir
MEGALITHIC REMAINS
Almorah
Chestnut Farm Barrow
Forest Hill Stones
La Hougue de Fôret
La Hougue Le Bêqui
La Hougue Mauger
La Pouquelée des Pas
Les Cinq Pierres
Les Hougues de Millais
Mont Patibulaire
St Brelade's Bay Stones I
St Brelade's Bay Stones II
STONES
La Cache des Prés Stone
La Chasse Stone
Meadow Bank
St Catherine's Megalith
MISCELLANEOUS
Miscellaneous Stones
La Moye Golf Course Stones
Peat Exposures on St Ouën's Bay
Areas of Archaeolgical Potential
OTHER ISLANDS
Alderney
Guernsey
Herm
Le Dolmen du Couperon Parish of St Martin
 
Type: Gallery Grave
Date: Chalcolithic (3250 - 2250BC)
Description:

An 8m long, capstoned chamber surrounded by a ring of eighteen curb stones known as a 'peristalith'. Originally covered by a long mound what remains today is largely the work of restorers. When first excavated in 1868 the capstones had fallen into the chamber. These stones, including a porthole stone were lifted and placed as capstones. In 1919 the Société Jersiaise removed the porthole stone which had been incorrectly placed as a capstone and moved it to its current position at the eastern end of the chamber. Finds included a few flint flakes and pottery fragments.

In 2016 high winds caused the tree to the west of the site to split and fall on the western end of the dolmen dislodging the end capstone and one of the orthostats (see 3D model).

Location: At the end of La Rue du Scez overlooking Le Havre du Scez (Saie).
Lat / Long: 49.234343º -2.035195º
OS Grid Ref: 702539
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3D Model
 
Le Dolmen du Couperon
Le Dolmen du Couperon
From the north east.
(17/01/09)
 
Le Dolmen du Couperon
Le Dolmen du Couperon
From the south east.
(17/01/09)
 
Le Dolmen du Couperon
Le Dolmen du Couperon
From the south west.
(17/01/09)
 
Le Dolmen du Couperon
Le Dolmen du Couperon
From the north west.
(09/05/10)
 
Le Dolmen du Couperon
Le Dolmen du Couperon
The eastern end and porthole stone.
(17/01/09)
 
Le Dolmen du Couperon
Le Dolmen du Couperon
Looking into the chamber from the eastern end.
(17/01/09)
 
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55 BC Iron
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2850 BC Neolithic
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4850 BC Mesolithic
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