Ville-ès-Nouaux

Ville-ès-Nouaux is a Neolithic site, located in the parish of Saint Helier on the island of Jersey. It consists of a gallery tomb and a dolmen surrounded by a stone circle.

Ville-ès-Nouaux

The stone circle in 2008
Shown within Channel Islands
Location	Saint Helier, Jersey
Coordinates	49°11′47″N 2°7′50″W
Type	Dolmen Stone circle
Diameter	6.4 meters
History
Material	Stone
Founded	c. 2400 BC

The complex dates back to the late Neolithic period (2800–2000 BC).^[1] The gallery tomb, with the entrance facing south, is 5.8 meters long. Inside, ceramic vessels were found, including goblets and bowls, as well as an archery plate.^[2] The dolmen is surrounded by a stone circle measuring 6.4 × 5.8 meters^[2] and consists of a small chamber measuring 1.2 × 1 meters and only 30 cm high, covered with a stone slab supported by four load-bearing boulders.^[1] During the archaeological excavations carried out in 1883, only a few flint chips were found inside the dolmen.^[1]