Les Creux en Faies.
This Neolithic dolmen dates back 4500-6000 years and was in use until 3000 yrs ago.
Remains of the distinctive Beaker ware pottery were found in the dolmen when the tomb was discovered in the late 19th century. I explained to my fellow dolmen explorer that the Beaker people were highly civilized and intelligent. “Yes,” he said “I can see they were clever, they built this near a pub”. And lo, I turned my camera and could see in the near distance the L’Eree hotel and pub.
Folklore has it that the dolmen is a midnight gathering place for fairies, hence it’s name, Les Creux en Faies, or translated from Guernsey patois, The Fairies Cave.
I hope you’ve enjoyed hearing a little bit about Guernsey’s history and folklore.
A la perchoine, Mary x.
I always enjoy reading about Guernsey's history and folklore. I was nice to see you blog pop up in my WordPress Reader. But, poor folks, I think they missed the invention of beer by a few centuries. Take care, Terri
ReplyDeleteOh I’m so pleased you enjoy my Guernsey posts Terri, I’ll try to post more from my walks around the island. And I’ll try to post some cow pics for you, I know you like our breed.
DeleteI was surprised to read recently that we’ve been making some form of alcohol for many thousands of years, but as you say it took a while to invent beer! And the pub!!!
Hugs, Mary xxx.
There are absolutely loads of Dolmens where we have our mobile home in Donegal, too!
ReplyDeleteIt's always good to find out about the places fellow bloggers live and work so do post more, please.
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Oh that’s interesting Vronni, maybe you can post some during your Easter visit. And thanks for your positive feedback, I love hearing about your area and your rambled too.
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Sounds interesting Hun, hope you are well. Jacqui x
ReplyDeleteI love this kind of thing. It’s humbling and grounding to think of people who walked this space 6k years ago.
DeleteWishing you as good a weekend as is possible right now, given whe is happening.
Hugs xxx.