<< Our Photo Pages >> Pierre qui Pousse (Haulchin) - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Belgium in Hainaut
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pierre qui Pousse (Haulchin)Country: Belgium
NOTE: This site is 9.973 km away from the location you searched for.
Province: Hainaut Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Haulchin
Latitude: 50.383810N Longitude: 4.081890E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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This menhir is a textbook example of landenian sandstone. Also, the clearly trapezoidal shape (just the tip is missing) is typical of the menhirs of this region of Belgium. It was unearthed in October 1951 and moved to the centre of the village of Haulchin, because it was a nuisance for farming activities.
As several large debris of the same landenian sandstone were buried nearby, it is assumed that this menhir was partially destroyed during the middle ages, and buried. These smaller debris have not been kept.
Photo taken 17 April 2014.
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