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<< Text Pages >> Pierres du Joû - Rock Outcrop in France in Auvergne:Allier (03)

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Natural PlacesSite Name: Pierres du Joû Alternative Name: Pierres du Jour
Country: France Département: Auvergne:Allier (03) Type: Rock Outcrop
Nearest Town: Vichy  Nearest Village: Laprugne
Latitude: 46.000500N  Longitude: 3.799000E
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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
4
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Rock Outcrop in Auvergne:Allier (03)

Route Forestière des Pierres du Jour, La Loge des Gardes, Laprugne, Vichy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Source: T4T35.fr

Wikipedia article: Sites mégalithiques de l'Allier

"La grande pierre du Jour ou du Joû (Jovis) marque le plus haut point de la montagne de la Madeleine (1165m). Jovis: nom latin de Jupiter

C'est un immense mégalithe qui n'offre, il est vrai, qu'un ou deux bassins formés à sa surface mais qui se rattache évidemment aux pierres marquées ou pierres à bassins qui sont proches des premières. Le nom de Pierres du Joû appartient aux deux groupes, que la légende des sacrifices humains, accomplis là-haut, du temps des premiers chrétiens, a rendus célèbres dans le pays.

Continuons à dire que les Pierres du Jour sont un monument celtique. Car il y a, tout près encore, le vieux camp gaulois avec ses 15 ou 20 fossés, tout remplis de pointes de flèches en silex éclatés, il y a le vaste plateau de Tombérinos (champ des tombes) où l'on trouve mille objets en bronze et en silex."
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Le Sapey - La Chabanne 03.
La Forêt réglementée, presque interdite !
Le petit ruisseau du Sapey, La Chabanne 03250.
Vue de la Loge des Gardes sur la vallée de la Besbre, la Chabanne 03250.
Champ plein de pissenlits
La loges des gardes

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