La Pierre Saint-Benoît
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La Pierre Saint-Benoît (also called Pierre qui pleure) is a Neolithic polissoir close to the ground near the D363, southwest of Saint-Benoît-de-Beuvron, in Saint-James in the Manche department in Normandy in France .
The polissoir consists of a medium-sized white quartz block (1.25 m long and 0.5 m wide) slightly above the ground. A dozen grooves and a bowl are visible on the surface.
The Polissoir has been classified as a Monument historique since 1977 .
Several legends are associated with the stone. One says that horses will be cured of colic if they walk around the stone three times before drinking the ferrous water in the pool.
See also
literature
- Gabriel de Mottillet: Inventaire des polissoirs néolithiques de France Bar-sur-Seine , 1927
Coordinates: 48 ° 32 '3.6 " N , 1 ° 19" 7.4 " W.