La Hague-Dick
The La Hague-Dick is a remarkable prehistoric monument undoubtedly going up around the year 1000 before J. - C.. It is an important ground lifting with a ditch which bars the peninsula of the La Hague, of west in east.
It is now proven that La Hague-Dick was used to protect the inhabitants from the point against the attacks coming from the continent.
One finds as an old Scandinavian the meaning word haga : course, headland. This name could be fixed with this direction in Cotentin by the Normands, from where the names of La Hague and La Hague-Dick (slope of La Hague).
La Hague-Dick (E) indeed separates the “point” from the remainder of La Hague and passes on the commune of Beaumont-La Hague.
It seems to be re-used at various times, until the invasions of the Viking S, and even during the wars of religion.
The vestiges were registered with the historic buildings on May 10th, 1988.
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