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Province Brabant-Wallon

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In the province Brabant-Wallon few remarkable stones survived.

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Megalith???'Le cheval de Godde' - Chaumont-Gistoux

The standing stone in Chaumont-Gistoux was excavated in 1968 in a field called 'Champs des Gottes', and erected near the field. 'Cheval' means horse.
The stone measure as maximum height 2m72, descending to 2m40. Largesse is 40cm.
The trapezium form is comparable whit the standing stones in Holain, Gozée and Neerwinden. 

'Le cheval de Godde' - Standing stone in Chaumont-Gistoux
'Le cheval de Godde' - Standing stone in Chaumont-Gistoux

Plan Chaumont-Gistoux

In 1971 two other standing stones whit equal form where found about 100 meter from 'Le cheval de Godde'. According to M. Brou they are now lying in the woods nearby.

 

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No megalith!'La Grosse Borne' - Perwez

La Grosse Borne - Perwez
La Grosse Borne - Perwez

Close from Chaumont-Gistoux, nearby Perwez, exist 'La Grosse Borne', the 'fat landmark'.
This stone is often wrongly seen as a megalith.
The stone is located on the point where the community borders of Perwez, Thorembais-Saint-Trond and Thorembais-les-Béguines are touching, on the cross of two field roads. 

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Megalith???'La Pierre-qui-tourne' - Beaurieux (Court Saint-Etienne)

A pentagonal stone, periphery +- 7m50, thickness +- 45 cm.
According to M. Brou, this sandstone can be a remaining of a dolmen.
Hidden under the stone 12 smaller stones and one measuring 55cm height.

La Pierre-qui-tourne - Beaurieux
La Pierre-qui-tourne - Beaurieux

Wegwijzer Pierre-qui-tourne

A legend explains the stone turns each time the church bell in Court Saint-Etienne strikes midnight...

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