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<< Our Photo Pages >> La Pierre Druidique - Polissoir in Belgium

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: La Pierre Druidique Alternative Name: Druidensteen
Country: Belgium
NOTE: This site is 1.371 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Polissoir
Nearest Town: Bastogne  Nearest Village: Bethomont
Latitude: 50.090100N  Longitude: 5.650900E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
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
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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La Pierre Druidique
La Pierre Druidique submitted by Alta-Falisa : Clearly a polissoir. Photo : 10 April 2015. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Polishing stone in Berthomont, next to the village spring.

Addendum after visit of the site 10 April 2015.
The stone was first mentioned in writing in 1891, as lying about 500 m to the West, in the middle of a wood (visible on satellite views).
The type of stone is different from any other stone of the region. It was laid on some kind of masonry (non vidi), and has obviously been used as Polishing Stone.
Moved to its present location in the mid-1990's, and called Pierre Druidique since about that time. After having been simply laid on the ground as it was in the past, it is now set upright for a better presentation.
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La Pierre Druidique
La Pierre Druidique submitted by Alta-Falisa : Site complete with pick-nick area, under shelter. The region is in high demand for vacation. And not just because of the Polishing Stone... 10 April 2015. (Vote or comment on this photo)

La Pierre Druidique
La Pierre Druidique submitted by Alta-Falisa : The only signppost you will find is at (50.08491, 5.66822) along the road N.834. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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