Gallery tomb of Delancey
The gallery tomb of Delancey (also called Delancey Park) is located in a corner of the park on a hill in Saint Sampson near Saint Peter Port on the Channel Island of Guernsey . It is the only one in Guernsey and one of only three in the Channel Islands.
The remains of the approximately 10.0 m long ruined gallery grave were discovered in 1919 when the unemployed, assigned by the administration, cleared a gorse area . They discovered several large lying stones. The capstones of the megalithic complex have disappeared, but the former bearing stones of the complex were knocked down and completely buried. This could have happened when barracks were built on the hill in the 18th century. Some bones, some pottery and flint were found during the excavation . According to tradition, another dolmen is still buried west of it .
An excavation in 1932 was not accurately recorded. Delancey Park was excavated by the Clifton Antiquarian Society from 2011.
The stone box of L'Islet is located on Sandy Hook in the suburb of L'Islet .
See also
literature
- Ian Kinnes: Les Fouaillages and the megalithic monuments of Guernsey . Aldernay: Ampersand Press in association with the States of Guernsey Ancient Monuments Committee 1983.
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Coordinates: 49 ° 28 ′ 43.4 " N , 2 ° 31 ′ 25.5" W.