The German Occupation and Museum
0n the 10 March 1942 the German forces started to build a battalion command bunker into the eastern side of the Neolithic mound and over the next few years a total of 70 trenches were dug in the grounds. Archaeologically the damage was extensive. In the late 1940s the bunker became the first museum display in the island to feature relics of the German Occupation. In the summer of 2000 the bunker will house a unique memorial dedicated to the memory of the slave-workers in the Channel Islands.
The Museum
Jersey is
an island rich in archaeological evidence created by generation upon generation
of human activity. The archaeology gallery traces this fascinating story
of Jersey's human past, beginning with the arrival of the first people
a quarter of a million years ago. Using spectacular displays of artefacts
and accounts of excavations the story concludes in 1500 with the fortificaton
of the island, brought about by the constant threat of war and invasion.
In
the meadow area to the west of the mound stands the de Quetteville
Estates Neolithic House. This replica building is the centre for our
neolithic activity sessions which are so popular with island schools.
On average we provide one day session per week throughout the season.
Geologically,
Jersey is unique and in the geology gallery numerous specimens are used
to illustrate this, starting with the oldest rocks in the island dating
from about 900 million years ago and continuing through more recent geological
time.
Link to more of La Hougue Bie
La Hougue Bie Homepage
The Passage Grave
The Mound
Chapels and Pilgrims
Towers