Menhirs in Châtillonnais

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The menhirs in Châtillonnais testify to the Neolithic settlement of the Châtillonnais region in the Côte-d'Or department in France .

The Châtillonnais attracted the attention of archaeologists mainly with Vix , the Lingons and Vertilum, places from the Hallstatt and Iron Ages . The settlement is older, as u. a. three menhirs classified as Monument historique .

  1. The Menhir du Cheval gris ( German  gray mold ) is 2.3 × 1.6 m in size. It is located in Chambain ( ⊙ ), near the tumulus of Bosse-de-Menley, and since 1923 as a monument historique classified.
  2. Originally located in the woods of Vaupinard in Montmoyen, the menhir of Châtillon-sur-Seine was transported by the Comte d'Ivory to the park of Mauvilly and then to the park of the town hall of Châtillon-sur-Seine ( ⊙ ). It has been classified as a Monument historique since 1923 .
  3. The menhir de la tête de chevau (or menhir la grande borne ) in a field south of the Ferme de Rieppes in Coulmier-le-Sec ( ⊙ ). It has been classified as a Monument historique since 1889 .

Other menhirs are u. a. La pierre fiche by Aignay-le-Duc ( ⊙ ) and La pierre qui vire by Gurgy-le-Château ( ⊙ ).

  • Menhirs of the Châtillonnais

  • Menhir du Cheval gris

  • Menhir of Châtillon-sur-Seine

  • Menhir de la tete de chevau

  • La-Pierre-qui-Vire in Gurgy-le-Château

  • Pierre-Fiche in Aignay-le-Duc

literature

  • Frédéric Lontcho: Dolmens et menhirs de France , Lacapelle-Marival, Editions Archéologie Nouvelle, coll. “Archéologie Vivante”, 2014, 216 p. ( ISBN 979-10-91458-09-2 ), p. 135