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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pierre de Saint Germain - Rock Art in Switzerland in Jura

Submitted by AlexHunger on Saturday, 18 February 2006  Page Views: 2732

Rock ArtSite Name: Pierre de Saint Germain
Country: Switzerland
NOTE: This site is 7.261 km away from the location you searched for.

Canton: Jura Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Delemont  Nearest Village: Courrendlin
Latitude: 47.346600N  Longitude: 7.376180E
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.
3 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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Pierre de Saint Germain
Pierre de Saint Germain submitted by Megalithic89 : Site in Canton of Jura Switzerland. The groove is natural. Photo taken in June 2021. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Small cup hole stone in front of a chapel.

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The chapel already existed in the 9th century. According to an archaeologist (Quiquerez), it was built in order to wipe out the pagan cults held at the cuphole stone.
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Re: Pierre de Saint Germain by Megalithic89 on Tuesday, 27 October 2020
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The chapel already existed in the 9th century. According to an archaeologist (Quiquerez), it was built in order to wipe out the pagan cults held at the cuphole stone.
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    Re: Pierre de Saint Germain by Anonymous on Wednesday, 28 October 2020
    Thank you for this additional information which I have now incorporated into the site page.
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Re: Pierre de Saint Germain by Megalithic89 on Tuesday, 27 October 2020
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47.34660N 7.37618E
Next town: Delemont, next Village: Courrendlin.
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Re: Pierre de Saint Germain by Megalithic89 on Tuesday, 27 October 2020
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https://www.e-periodica.ch/digbib/view?pid=asj-006:1947:51#297
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