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<< Our Photo Pages >> Le Gal de Gauchin - Standing Stone (Menhir) in France in Nord:Pas-de-Calais (62)

Submitted by LaDragonne on Monday, 26 February 2024  Page Views: 29

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Le Gal de Gauchin
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 0.14 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Nord:Pas-de-Calais (62) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Lens  Nearest Village: Gauchin-le-Gal
Latitude: 50.415070N  Longitude: 2.580950E
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
3 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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Le Gal de Gauchin
Le Gal de Gauchin submitted by LaDragonne : Le Gal et son socle, avec un panneau suggestif destiné aux hommes. Gauchin le Gal; Site in Nord: Pas-de-Calais (62) France (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone (Menhir) in Nord:Pas-de-Calais (62)

Pierre initialement ovoïde en grès de plus de 130kg, reliée par une chaine à un socle fruste de grès, lui aussi. Elle est installée sur la place du village. Elle est réputée rouler la nuit bruyamment sur les chaussées, d'où la chaîne maintenant pour garantir la tranquillité.
Elle est moins grande qu'il y a deux siècles.
Elle est polie, signe d'un usage intensif.
C'est une pierre à légendes, dont une relative à la sexualité.
Le terme Gal est un mot d'ancien français qui a donné le mot "galet" au 12ème siècle.
Sa datation et sa localisation première sont incertaines : mégalithe? œuf funéraire gallo-romain? pilori?
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