Pierre d'Oblicamp
The menhir Pierre d'Oblicamp is in the municipality of Bavelincourt , northeast of Amiens in the Somme department in France .
The menhir stands about one and a half kilometers from the village on the plateau that separates the valleys from the Hallue and the Ancre . The north-west-south-east oriented stone has a smooth south-east side, the other side is fissured. The stone is 2.4 m high, 1.8 m wide, its thickness varies between 30 and 140 cm. The menhir is buried over a length of 1.25 m.
The Pierre d'Oblicamp was listed as a Monument historique in 1970 .
A local legend tells that the stone was a meeting place in the days of fairies and wizards. The stone grew, spoke and also danced on certain days of the year.
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Coordinates: 49 ° 59 ′ 23.7 " N , 2 ° 28 ′ 21.9" E