Statue menhir of Picarel
The statue menhir of Picarel stands on a forest path south of Fraisse-sur-Agout, west of the D169 road in the Hérault department in France .
It should not be confused with the menhir Pierre Levée by Picarel in Saissac in the Aude department .
The statue menhir is over 2.0 meters high, about 60 cm wide and 25 cm thick and faces south-west. The clearly visible markings on the stone, a deep cut halfway up and some circles in the upper part, are modern. No doubt an attempt was made to make a millstone out of it. The original carvings are so faint that they are almost invisible today. About 180 years ago when the stone was discovered they were clearly recognizable.
See also
literature
- Jean Clottes: Dolmens et Menhirs du Midi . Edition Loubatiéres, Portet-sur-Garonne 1987, ISBN 2-86266-048-5 ( Terres du Sud 26).
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Coordinates: 43 ° 35 ′ 38.8 " N , 2 ° 47 ′ 57.1" E