A circular rubble wall 9m in diameter that has been badly damaged. Contained within was a ring of flat stones set on edge forming a circle of 6.7m in diameter. There was no evidence of a cist but the presence of stone rubbers, polishers and work flints found during excavations in 1881 and 1913 suggest a late Neolithic or Chalcolithic date. Location: In amongst trees east of Le Chemin de Noirmont.
Hougue de Vinde
The headland, and earth and stone
Piled up here, but not a bone:
For this is no funeral place,
But instead a look-out place,
Over the cliffs, and out to sea:
Warning for invasion, not to flee,
But to light a beacon, a warning
Between the dusk and morning;
And so the watchers sit and wait,
Wondering of the fickle fate
That the gods may someday bring:
Of waves breaking on rocks, they sing,
And pound the drum, on goes a beat;
These are brave warriors, no defeat
Will they suffer, but fight to the last;
But shadows of men fade to the past,
And trees grow, and hide the stone,
Just empty now, just all alone.
Hougue de Vinde
The headland, and earth and stone
Piled up here, but not a bone:
For this is no funeral place,
But instead a look-out place,
Over the cliffs, and out to sea:
Warning for invasion, not to flee,
But to light a beacon, a warning
Between the dusk and morning;
And so the watchers sit and wait,
Wondering of the fickle fate
That the gods may someday bring:
Of waves breaking on rocks, they sing,
And pound the drum, on goes a beat;
These are brave warriors, no defeat
Will they suffer, but fight to the last;
But shadows of men fade to the past,
And trees grow, and hide the stone,
Just empty now, just all alone.
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