Sacred hillLoire
Roches de Marlin (Pierre qui Chante)
Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez
Dimensions
granite block of around 3.5 x 1.2 m within a rocky chaos
Period
Prehistoric cup-marks (a genuine archaeological feature), precise dating not established
What stands there
1 group of rocks in the Pilat massif bearing carved cup-marks, also called the "Pierre du Diable" (Devil's Stone)
This granite chaos in the Pilat massif bears genuine prehistoric cup-marks — an established archaeological fact — on the "Pierre qui Chante" (Singing Stone), also called the "Pierre du Diable" (Devil's Stone). The wordplay deriving "Marlin" from Merlin, or the suggestion of a possible solstice observatory, belong to local folklore and modern esoteric speculation, not to established archaeology.
AltitudeRando — Roches de Marlin ↗
Getting there : Waymarked path from Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez, Parc naturel régional du Pilat
Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.
Ambient sound
Nearby
- Église Notre-Dame de ValfleuryChurch · Valfleury · 11 km
- Crêt de la Perdrix et le mont PilatSacred mountain · Graix · 14 km
- Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de VienneCathedral · Vienne · 18 km
- Aqueduc romain du Gier - site du Plat de l'AirMedieval bridge · Chaponost · 27 km
- Château de SeptèmeLegendary castle · Septème · 29 km
- Basilique Saint-Martin d'AinayChurch · Lyon · 32 km
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