トンヌヴィルの天然記念物・トップ8

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This ancient tomb is partly collapsed. A covered walkway was always covered with stones or earth. What you can see now is what remains of the structure of this Neolithic monument. This dolmen is dated 4,500 years before present time. You have a beautiful 360 degree view when you are on site.

Castel Vendon is a rock which has a singular shape. In 1792, a treasure was discovered buried at its foot. It was a terracotta vase containing coins from the High Roman Empire. The rock was painted by Jean-François Millet, a local artist who lived nearby. Part of his work can be seen in the Thomas Henry museum in Cherbourg.

The young JF Millet loved this place very much, we find Castel Vendon on several of his works

This park is a botanical treasure. It is a nod to travelers and explorers who returned to port with all kinds of exotic plants. The greenhouse is a highlight of these beautiful gardens.

The Pierres Pouquelées are a Neolithic covered walkway dating around 4500 BC. There is a beautiful view of Vauville and the Manche The covered walkway faces north-west/south-east. Very ruined, it is currently 14.50 m long for an interior width of about 1.25 m and an exterior width of 2.40 m for a height under the table of 1.20 m. The entrance appears to be sideways to the southwest. The slabs are in quartz sandstone, except for two cover tables which are in granite and probably come from a site 3 km away, located at sea level. The covered walkway was excavated in 1755, before the covering tables were removed, by the Royal Academic Society of Cherbourg. At the beginning of the 19th century (around 1830), the cover tables were recovered by the inhabitants in order to build a bridge. Alerted, the sub-prefect of Valognes ordered it to be put back in place, but the blocks were simply deposited on the site: they are certainly those lying on the ground a few meters from the alley1. A good part of the orthostats disappeared in 1833.

Shaded section of the tour