Construction period Néolithique (≈ 4100 av. J.-C.)
Menhir edification by prehistoric communities.
7 décembre 2000
Historical Monument
Historical Monument 7 décembre 2000 (≈ 2000)
Registration by order including a protected perimeter.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Menhir, as well as a perimeter of 8 meters around the megalith (Box YB 20; the radius also concerns partly the path of re-memberment No. 6 known as the Field): inscription by order of 7 December 2000
Origin and history
The Menhir de Champ l'Alouette is a megalithic monument located in the commune of Montplonne, in the department of Meuse (55). Daed of Neolithic, it belongs to a period marked by the emergence of agriculture and the construction of monumental stone structures. This type of monument, often associated with ritual or funeral functions, illustrates the technical skills and social organization of the prehistoric communities of the region.
Ranked Historic Monument by order of 7 December 2000, the menhir is protected with a perimeter of 8 meters around it, including part of the adjacent re-membering road. The location of the site, although known with a priori satisfactory accuracy (level 6/10), remains approximate according to the available data. Menhir is both private and communal property, without the sources specifying its current accessibility to the public.
The Lorraine region, which is now integrated with the Great East, is home to several similar prehistoric remains. These megaliths, like Champ l'Alouette, are part of a wider cultural landscape, where the neolithic communities marked their territory by sustainable constructions. Their presence attests to an ancient human occupation and to collective practices still poorly understood, due to lack of written sources.
