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The Chip Board Archive 20

BankNote of the Day- New Jersey or 'NEW' Jersey?

This is the latest issue (2010) of the NEW Jersey Pound...

Printed by Thomas De La Rue. Signed by Ian Black treasurer (Any relation Archie? vbg )

BACK- Le Hocq (pronounced: Le Hock) is an area found in the parish of St. Clement, in the south-east of Jersey, Channel Islands.

(LEFT) Le Hocq is a Jèrriais name, and means 'the headland' or 'the cape' in English. It is in fact the area surrounding a small headland. On this headland rests a Jersey Round Tower, built as a fortification against the French in the 17th/18th century (full details can be found on the informative signpost just in front of the tower). This tower is uninhabited, apart from some birds who tend to flock in and around it.

(CENTER) La Hougue Bie is a Neolithic ritual site which was in use around 3500 BC. In Western Europe, it is one of the largest and best preserved passage graves.



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