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  6. Menhir de Champduy à Cabasse

 Menhir de Champduy à Cabasse dans le Var

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine Celtique
Menhirs
Var

Menhir de Champduy à Cabasse

    La Pierre Plantée
    83340 Cabasse
Photo de Menhir de Champduy à Cabasse
Crédit photo : This illustration was made by (User:Royonx) and re - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Néolithique
Âge du Bronze
Âge du Fer
Antiquité
Haut Moyen Âge
Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
4100 av. J.-C.
4000 av. J.-C.
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0
1800
1900
2000
Néolithique
Construction period
1866
Search at base
1889
Historical classification
1924
Menhir adjustment
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Menhir de Champduy (Case F 851) : classification by list of 1889

Key figures

Commandant Laflotte - Historical witness Reported the search of 1866.
Propriétaire du champ (1866) - Search Manager Drained at the base of the menhir.
Nouveau propriétaire (1924) - Menhir restorer Adjusted the menhir inclined.

Origin and history

The Menhir de Champduy, also known as Peïro Plantado or Pierre Plantée, is a megalithic monument located in Cabasse, in the Var department, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. This Bajocian limestone menhir, of oval section, is 2.25 meters high and has a diameter of 0.50 meters at its base. It dates from the Neolithic period and was classified as historical monuments in 1889.

In 1866, the owner of the field where the menhir was located had his base dug up to 1 metre deep, discovering flints and coals. This excavation, although revealing that the menhir was widening towards its base, caused its inclination. He was not rearranged until 1924 by the new owner of the plot.

The Menhir de Champduy is a typical example of megalithic constructions in the region, often associated with ritual or funeral practices. These monuments reflect the social organization and beliefs of the Neolithic communities, who used these erected stones as landmarks or symbols in the landscape.

External links

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