Le Creux és Faies

Le Creux ès Faïes is a Neolithic chamber tomb on Guernsey, the Channel Islands.

Photo: Unukorno, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Grave
Description: archaeological site in Saint Peter’s, Guernsey
Also known as: “Le Creux ès Faïes”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Saumarez and Lihou.

Fort Saumarez

Fort

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Fort Saumarez is a Martello tower in Saint Peter, Guernsey, on a headland that forms the northern tip of L'Erée and extends to the Lihou causeway. Fort Saumarez is situated 270 metres north of Le Creux és Faies.

Lihou

Islet

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Lihou is a small tidal island just off the west coast of the island of Guernsey, in the English Channel, between Great Britain and France. Administratively, Lihou forms part of the Parish of St Peter's in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, and is now owned by the States of Guernsey, although there have been a number of owners in the past.

Le Trépied Dolmen

Archaeological site

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Le Trépied Dolmen is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km northeast of Le Creux és Faies.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Andrew and St Martin.

St Andrew

Hamlet

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Saint Andrew is located in the centre of Guernsey and as such is the only parish on the island to be landlocked. As it is customary to list the parishes round the coast, either clockwise or anti-clockwise, starting with St Peter Port, St Andrew is usually the last parish to be mentioned in such a list. St Andrew is situated 6 km east of Le Creux és Faies.

St Martin

Village

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The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a group of islands in the English Channel, part of the Channel Islands. Guernsey is the main island, some 50 miles west of the Cotentin Peninsula in France. St Martin is situated 7 km east of Le Creux és Faies.

St Peter Port

Town

Photo: Alistair Young, CC BY 2.0.

The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a group of islands in the English Channel, part of the Channel Islands. Guernsey is the main island, some 50 miles west of the Cotentin Peninsula in France. St Peter Port is situated 8 km east of Le Creux és Faies.

Le Creux és Faies

Categories: archaeological site and burial
Location: Guernsey, Channel Islands, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

49.45528° or 49° 27′ 19″ north

Longitude

-2.65472° or 2° 39′ 17″ west

Elevation

9 metres (30 feet)

Open location code

8CXVF84W+44

GeoNames ID

6424097

Wikidata ID

Q1806008

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In Other Languages

From French to Polish—“Le Creux és Faies” goes by many names.

French: “Creux es Faies”
French: “Creux ès Fees”
French: “Le Creux es Faies”
German: “Le Creux ès Faïes”
Hausa: “Le Creux ès Faïes”
Polish: “Le Creux ès Faïes”

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