Province Hainaut (Henegouwen)

In Hainaut some big stones are still standing.

'Pierre Brunehault' - Holain

Pierre Brunehault in Holain, near Tournai (Doornik), is the most imposing Belgian megalith.

Pierre Brunehault - Holain

Description:

Height +- 3m50 rising till +- 4m20 (+2 meter under ground), width 3m50, dept +- 50cm. Weight almost 25 ton. Sandstone from Landen (B), dated +- 2500 B.C.?

Pierre Brunehault - Holain

The name 'Brunehault' refers to 'Chaussée Brunehault', the 'antique' road from Bavai to Boulogne. This stone is also called 'Brune Pierre' (Brown Stone).

    
Pierre Brunehault - Holain

Legend:

Near 1750 A.D. the stone began to incline, after a farmer made a hole  in church of a treasure...
In 1819 the almost fallen stone was righted up again...
A legend tells the world will perish when the stone falls down... 

Near the stone several Neolithic silex tools where found.

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