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Covered alley called Stones Pouchée à Vauville dans la Manche

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine Celtique
Allées couvertes
Manche

Covered alley called Stones Pouchée

    D318
    50440 Vauville
Allée couverte de Vauville
Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées
Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées
Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées
Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées
Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées
Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées
Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées
Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées
Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées
Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées
Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées
Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées
Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées
Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées
Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées
Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées
Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées
Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées
Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées
Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées
Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées
Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées
Allée couverte dite des Pierres Pouquelées
Crédit photo : pierrestz{@}gmail.com - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Âge du Fer
Antiquité
Haut Moyen Âge
Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
100 av. J.-C.
0
1700
1800
1900
2000
vers 2500 av. J.-C.
Estimated construction
1755
Searches by the Royal Academic Society
vers 1830
Recovery of tables for a bridge
1833
Disappearance of orthostats
28 janvier 1907
Historical monument classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Covered alley called des Pierres Pouquelées (case A 10): classification by decree of 28 January 1907

Key figures

Société royale académique de Cherbourg - Archaeological institution Head of excavations of 1755
Sous-préfet de Valognes - Administrative Authority (early 19th) Ordonna the table delivery
Léon Coutil - Initiator of protection Originating the 1907 ranking

Origin and history

Les Pierres Pouquelées is a neolithic covered driveway located in Vauville, Manche department, Normandy. This funerary monument, dated about 4500 years old, is located at the top of a hill at 134 meters altitude. It was partially destroyed over the centuries, especially during excavations in 1755 by the Royal Academic Society of Cherbourg, which were never published.

At the beginning of the 19th century, around 1830, the aisle covers were recovered by the inhabitants to build a bridge. The sub-prefect of Valognes ordered their repositioning, but the blocks were simply placed nearby. In 1833, part of the orthostats disappeared. Despite these degradations, the site was classified as a historical monument in 1907 thanks to the intervention of Léon Coutil.

The covered driveway, oriented north-west/south-east, is now 14.50 metres long for an inner width of 1.25 metres. Its slabs, mainly in quartz sandstone, include two granite roof tables, probably extracted from a deposit located 3 km away. The entrance seems to be lateral, to the southwest, and the monument is now owned by the commune of La Hague.

Successive excavations and degradations significantly altered the original state of the monument. The cover tables, removed and then abandoned in the vicinity, reflect the disturbance experienced by the site. Despite this, its ranking in 1907 allowed its partial preservation, though very ruined.

The covered alley of the Pierres Pouquelées illustrates neolithic funeral practices in Normandy. These collective monuments, often located high, served as burials for local communities. Their orientation and structure reflect the architectural beliefs and know-how of this distant time.

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