Menhir of Puy-de-la-Poix
The menhir of Puy-de-la-Poix (also called Pierre Piqué ) is located near the source of Puy de la Poix , the only hydrocarbon well in Auvergne, to the east of Clermont-Ferrand in the center of the Puy-de-Dôme department in France .
The cuboid menhir made of small-grain granite lies on the ground. It's about two feet long, but according to Jean-Baptiste Bouillet (1799–1878) it was about three feet high before its tip broke off when it was inserted into a fence. Its width reaches a maximum of 1.5 m. The base is square with rounded corners. It has a notch.
The Menhir de Sainte-Anne is just under 400 m to the southeast .
See also
literature
- Sylvie Amblard: Inventaire des mégalithes de la France , vol. 8: Puy-de-Dôme , CNRS, 1983, ISBN 2-222-03207-5 , p. 29.
- Ulrich Rosenbaum: Auvergne and Massif Central. Cologne 1981, 7th edition 1989. (DuMont art travel guide)
- Jürgen E. Walkowitz: The megalithic syndrome. European cult sites of the Stone Age (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 36). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2003, ISBN 3-930036-70-3 .
Web links
- Description and picture (English)
Coordinates: 45 ° 46 ′ 55.2 " N , 3 ° 8 ′ 48.7" E