Le Dolmen du Couperon
La Rue des Fontenelles, St Martin, Jersey, Channel Islands.
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Le Dolmen du Couperon is a Neolithic gallery grave, or allée couverte, located in the parish of Saint Martin on the island of Jersey. Dating back approximately 5,000 years (circa 3250-2250 BC), this archaeological site features a rectangular chamber about eight metres long, originally covered by a long mound and surrounded by a ring of eighteen upright stones known as peristaliths.
The site has undergone excavation and restoration efforts, notably in 1868 and 1919. During the initial excavation, fallen capstones were lifted and repositioned. In 1919, the Société Jersiaise relocated a porthole stone to its current position at the eastern end of the chamber, though it's believed this stone might have originally served as an internal divider. Finds from the site have been sparse, consisting mainly of a few flint flakes and pottery fragments. Adjacent to the dolmen is a 17th-century guardhouse, built in 1689, which served the nearby military battery.
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