Menhir la Pierre au Jô

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On the left of the picture the menhir, on the right a tree with a marking and inscription. In the background a forest path.
Menhir la Pierre au Jô (2019)

The menhir la Pierre au Jô (also Pierre-au-Coq) is one of the rare menhirs in the Lorraine region . It stands in a blanket north-west of Pont-à-Mousson ( German  "Moselbrück" ), near Metz in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in Lorraine in France . It is not to be confused with the menhir Pierre-au-Coq in Soligny-les-Étangs in the Aube department .

The cuboid menhir is about 2.5 m high. Its cross-section is about 50 × 40 cm. The sides are aligned with the cardinal points. It is made of limestone , probably from a quarry 800 meters away. It has been classified as a Monument historique since 1914 .

literature

  • Louis Robert: Le Menhir de la Pierre au Jô . In: Bulletin de la Société préhistorique française . tape 2 , no. 3 , 1905, pp. 80–85 , doi : 10.3406 / e.g. 1905.11346 ( persee.fr [accessed May 31, 2017]).

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Coordinates: 48 ° 55 ′ 42.6 ″  N , 6 ° 0 ′ 40.3 ″  E