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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Coussin de Saint-Mort Alternative Name: Monolithe de Saint-MortCountry: Belgium
NOTE: This site is 8.848 km away from the location you searched for.
Province: Namur Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Ohey Nearest Village: Haillot
Latitude: 50.460740N Longitude: 5.144370E
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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The stone is preserved in the quietness of the "Chapelle de Saint-Mort" ("Saint-Mort's Chapel")
Mort is an hermit mortally wounded by robbers in 613. He was found dead lying against a stone, which soon became a place of pilgrimage.
The present chapel was built in 1621 ; the tip of the stone emerges from under the altar.
The recent (2007) retrieval of the "Pierre du Diable" (1,4 km South, see separate entry), now within the village, drew more attention of the "Coussin de Saint-Mort" and its chapel, built further away, in the fields on the heights of the village.
Note : this stone is filed as "Early Christian Sculptured Stone" because it was a place of Christian pilgrimage ; the stone is slick.
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