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<< Other Photo Pages >> La Pierre-des-Fievres - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in France in Auvergne:Haute-Loire (43)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 08 September 2010  Page Views: 3039

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: La Pierre-des-Fievres Alternative Name: Dolmen dit la Pierre des Fièvres
Country: France Département: Auvergne:Haute-Loire (43) Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Le Puy-en-Velay  Nearest Village: Le Puy-en-Velay
Latitude: 45.045600N  Longitude: 3.884300E
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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4 Access:
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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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TheCaptain visited on 28th Jul 2005 - their rating: Cond: 1 Access: 4 The Cathedral of Puy-en-Velay is said to be built on the site of an ancient dolmen, part of which is still in existance as La Pierre des Fievres which is kept and presented near to one of the entrances. It is said that this stone is a part of the coverstone for the dolmen which stood in this sacred place for thousands of years before the coming of Christianity. It is believed that the dolmen was complete until the 9th century, when it was broken by a bolt of lightning, but that the Pilgrims to this place ensured that a part of it was kept here. The stone is highly venerated, and many miracles are attributed to it, including many which involve curing fever, after which it is named. For many years the stone was kept within the Cathedral, but then was put in a place outside so that ill people could have easier access to touch it. To this day, the Cathedral and a dolmen are a symbol of this town of Pilgrimmage, which is an important stopping place on the way of St James.

La Pierre-des-Fievres
La Pierre-des-Fievres submitted by TheCaptain : La Pierre-des-Fievres in the Cathedral of Puy-en-Velay Pic from wikimedia commons (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Cathedral of Puy-en-Velay is said to be built on the site of an ancient dolmen, part of which is still in existance as La Pierre des Fievres which is kept and presented near to the entrance. It is said that this stone is a part of the coverstone for the dolmen which stood in this sacred place for thousands of years before the coming of Christianity.

It is believed that the dolmen was complete until the 9th century, when it was broken by a bolt of lightning, but that the Pilgrims to this place ensured that a part of it was kept here.

The stone is highly venerated, and many miracles are attributed to it, including many which involve curing fever, after which it is named. For many years the stone was kept within the Cathedral, but then was put in a place outside so that ill people could have easier access to touch it.

To this day, the Cathedral and a dolmen are a symbol of this town of Pilgrimmage, which is an important stopping place on the way of St James.
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Re: La Pierre-des-Fievres by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 01 August 2012
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see here on streetview - well, where the stone is kept under the arcade of the cathedral entrance.

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