Menhir from Heyd

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Menhir from Heyd

The menhir of Heyd (also menhir de Heyd , le menhir å à Djèyî Heyd or Pierre Lejeune called) is a 1947 discovered menhir of pudding stone in Heyd in the town of Durbuy , in the Belgian province of Luxembourg .

The man-high menhir stands about two kilometers north of the hamlet of Tour and Heyd and about six kilometers north of Wéris on the “Prealle” road on the edge of the forest near the “Carrière de Heyd” granite quarries. In 1995 the menhir was erected again during an excavation. Another excavation took place at the site in 1998. Bone material was found in the pit of the menhir, which was found by radiocarbon dating between 3300 and 2920 BC. Was classified. The finds belong to the SOM culture . There are two dolmens and a number of menhirs in the Wéris area.

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Coordinates: 50 ° 21 '47.2 "  N , 5 ° 32' 50"  E