Wéris
Wéris is a village in the municipality of Durbuy in Wallonia, Belgium. The village of Oppagne is part of Wéris. Till 1977 Wéris was a municipality.
It is well known for its megaliths, including dolmens and menhirs. There is a "Museum of Megaliths" in the centre of the village. There is a three-mile alignment of standing stones and chambered tombs that Julian Cope noted as including the Tour Menhir (destroyed), Grand Dolmen de Wéris, the Menhir Danthine, Dolmen d'Oppagne and Trois Menhirs d'Oppagne. Other megaliths in the area include La Pierre Haina, the Lit du Diable (Devil's bed) and the Pas de Bayard capstone.[1]
The village is a member of the organisation Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie.[2]
References
- ↑ Julian Cope (7 October 2004). The megalithic European: the 21st century traveller in prehistoric Europe, p. 79. Element. ISBN 978-0-00-713802-9. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ↑ "Wéris". Les plus beaux villages de Wallonie. Archived from the original on February 15, 2005. Retrieved 2007-03-13.
External links
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- Wéris, An Amazing Megalithic Center (English)
- Wéris, Capitale belge des mégalithes (French)
- Le mégalithisme en Wallonie (French)
Coordinates: 50°19′33″N 5°31′53″E / 50.325943°N 5.531402°E