. Rheims and the battles for its possession . h water, a neolithic station have been of knives, arrow-heads, scrapers, saws, and other primitive toolshave been unearthed. In the Gallo-Roman times the village must have beenfairly important, judging by the vestiges of the ancient buildings discoveredat the foot of the hill. It was near Berru that the Gaulish helmet, now in theNational Museum of St. Germain, was found. Towards the end of the 16thcentury (about 1575*. during the Leaguers struggles around Rheims, thevillage was fortified, to protect it from pillaging by the sol
. Rheims and the battles for its possession . h water, a neolithic station have been of knives, arrow-heads, scrapers, saws, and other primitive toolshave been unearthed. In the Gallo-Roman times the village must have beenfairly important, judging by the vestiges of the ancient buildings discoveredat the foot of the hill. It was near Berru that the Gaulish helmet, now in theNational Museum of St. Germain, was found. Towards the end of the 16thcentury (about 1575*. during the Leaguers struggles around Rheims, thevillage was fortified, to protect it from pillaging by the soldiers. The moatsand glacis which surrounded it are still visible to the south, where, coveredwith trees, llie> adjoin the gardens. Subterranean places of refuge, theentrance to which is no longer known, formerly existed underneath the village. From the fort, the road winds down tin- opposite slopes of the hill. Atthe bottom of the latter, leave on the right the road to the Fort of Nogent1Abbesse, sec// on the high ground to the right. 164. ENTRANCE TO BEINE VILLAGE BY THE ROAD TO NOGENT L ABBESSE Nogent 1Abbesse—Beine—Berru (See Itinerary, p. 160, and summary of the Military Operations, p. 154.) The village of Nogent 1Abbesse is next reached, at the entrance to whichthe road divides into three branches. Take the middle one ( 64), whichleads to the ruined village of Beine. During the run-down to the village, thereis a fine view of the Champagne Hills in front (Mont Cornillet and Mont Haut). The village of Beine was one of the oldest demesnes belonging to theAbbey of St. Remi-de-Reims. It was made into a commune at the end of the12th century. The church of St. Laurent, situated in the centre of the village, was anexcellent specimen of the transition style of the 12th century (photo below). A road leading to Sillery leaves Beine in a south-westerly direction, butowing to its bad condition it is impossible to use it for returning to Rheims.
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