La Queusse de Gargantua à Borest, France
N 49° 10.897 E 002° 40.291
31U E 476061 N 5447697
[FR] Un menhir de près de trois mètres, à l'entrée du village. [EN] A menhir standing almost 3 meters, at the entrance to the village.
Waymark Code: WM4DG8
Location: France
Date Posted: 08/09/2008
Views: 29
[FR] Ce monolithe d'un grès rouge sombre et rouillé, ayant la forme d'un fer de lance, se dresse comme un cyprès. Classé monument historique. Le mot "queusse", en picard, sert à désigner le petit morceau allongé de pierre d'ardoise dont les faucheurs se servaient aux champs pour aiguiser leur faux.
[EN]This monolith of dark red rust colored sandstone, having the shape of a spearhead, stands up like a cypress tree. It is classified as a historical monument. The word "queusse", in Picardy, designates the small oblong piece of stone slate which reapers used in the fields to sharpen their scythes.
Type: Menhir
Number: 1.00
Parking: Not Listed
Size: Not listed
Source: Not listed
Purpose: Not listed
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