Aerial view of Le Dolmen du Couperon storm damage. The recent storm brought down the tree that has stood over the dolmen for so many years. Some of the stones are damaged but until the tree is removed the extent of the damage is unknown. This Neolithic gallery grave was built around 5,000 years ago (3250-2250 BC) — in Saint Martin, Jersey.
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The noticeboard at the site
ISLANDERS are being warned to keep away from the site of an ancient tomb in St Martin that has been damaged by a large fallen tree.
Robert Waterhouse (46), the field archaeologist for the Société Jersiaise, which is dedicated to preserving Jersey’s history and culture, said the 5,000-year-old Le Couperon dolmen, near Saie Harbour, had been hit by a 40-ft Monterey pine during a storm earlier this month.
The fallen tree, which broke the western capstone – a flat stone on top of the tomb – is due to be cut up and removed this week.
Any damage to the dolmen can then be properly assessed.
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A great example of a gallery grave, but unfortunately not too easy to access (at least using the route which I chose, which saw me descending a steep overgrown path on a crappy hired bike; I would probably try and get access from the road that goes along the coast in the future). Another bummer about this site is that there’s a brick building not 3 meters from the tomb. This, in combination with the brambles, makes photography quite tricky.
