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Sanctuary of Montélu

a Pleiades place resource

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The Sanctuary of Montélu lies to the west of Chassenon. The building, only partially excavated, is of an octagonal plan and oriented to the cardinal points.

500 km

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/514380156

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
45.8490806173, 0.767424917923

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of sanctuary of Montélu (30 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

None

Sanctuary of Montélu makes connections with:

Sanctuary of Montélu located at Cas(s)inomagus (unspecified date range)

Sanctuary of Montélu receives connections from:

None

Place type:
sanctuary (religious center)

References:

See Further:

Hourcade 2011

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

The sanctuary includes 49 ritual pits.

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Sanctuary of Montélu: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2020 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/514380156> [accessed: 04 April 2025]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/514380156 |title=Places: 514380156 (Sanctuary of Montélu) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=April 4, 2025 11:28 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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