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<< Our Photo Pages >> Autel Druidique de Saint-Jean - Holed Stone in France in Midi:Tarn-et-Garonne (82)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 3089

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Autel Druidique de Saint-Jean
Country: France Département: Midi:Tarn-et-Garonne (82) Type: Holed Stone
Nearest Town: Montauban  Nearest Village: Lafrançaise
Latitude: 44.129800N  Longitude: 1.242500E
Condition:
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
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Autel Druidique de Saint-Jean
Autel Druidique de Saint-Jean submitted by lafemmedepierre : Site in Midi:Tarn-et-Garonne (82) France (Vote or comment on this photo)
Shaped stone with a hole on its upper face, originally at lieu-dit Saint-Jean to the south-east of the community, now installed on the Place du Quercy, Lafrançaise.

Although it has long been attributed to Druidic origins, this has been disputed by some archaeologists who think it is the base of a cross and refused it be registered as a Historic Monument.
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Re: Autel Druidique by lafemmedepierre on Saturday, 22 June 2019
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Please note that the photo taken two weeks ago, is from the pannel exposed on the Place of the village of Lafrançaise (82) !
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Re: Autel Druidique by lafemmedepierre on Wednesday, 05 June 2019
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Fine ! Happy to participate !
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Re: Autel Druidique by lafemmedepierre on Wednesday, 05 June 2019
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I came unexpectedly across the so called Pierre de Saint-Jean last sunday, and made some researches about it. I found out that there is an error on wikipedia's list. the stone does belong to the community of Lafrançaise, lieu-dit Saint-Jean, which sits very near to the neighbouring comunity of Montastruc.
hereafter my contribution to T4T35 (in french) :
Pierre de forme parallélépipédique avec un trou sur sa face supérieure.
Originaire du lieu-dit Saint-Jean, commune de Lafrançaise, au sud-est du bourg, tout proche de la commune de Montastruc, elle est aujourd'hui installée sur la place du Quercy. Si on lui a longtemps attribué des origines druidiques, cela a été contesté par certains archéologues qui pensent qu'il s'agit du soubassement d'une croix et ont refusé qu'elle soit inscrite au titre des Monuments Historiques.

I didn't measure it, but it is far too small to belong to any kind of dolmen or burial stone. And its appliance to be inscribed as Historical Monument has been refused, as it has no character of beeing of prehistoric origin. But it has been called "druidic" and healing powers have been given to it.
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