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Lugnacco's Menhir

Under the menhir I saw a little crystal and some incense sticks, but the most interesting thing for me it's the little non-christian cemetery near the menhir outside the walls. Some people buried with little tree on it and no crosses...

Chivasso's menhir (Standing Stone / Menhir)

The monolith during the centuries after christianization was used as stone to build an old church, as a pillory to punish insolvent debitors in medieval times, then when this area was part of France, moved in to the central square and in the last century as bench!
I live at the foot of the western Alps and northern Appenines. I like nature, trees, mountains, animals, art, ancient history, legends... and megaliths.
I've a true fixation for cup marked stones.

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