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Natural PlacesSite Name: Pierres du Joû Alternative Name: Pierres du JourCountry: France Département: Auvergne:Allier (03) Type: Rock Outcrop
Nearest Town: Vichy Nearest Village: Laprugne
Latitude: 46.000500N Longitude: 3.799000E
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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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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