Oppidum-Castrum of Berniquaut

Belvedere on the Lauragais, oppidum, hiking, free flights... Big and small walkers will fall under its charm.
This site, inhabited from prehistoric times until the 13th century, is the witness of people who were living here. Here at the south side, natural cavities with large porches were used as houses. Then, from the Neolithic period until the conquest of the Gaul, communities have be able to grow here thanks to the strategic position and good natural defence positions.

On the road to Berniquaut, you will meet the "Peiro Ficada" located on the edge of the ancient crest road. This megalith may have been used as marker or as landmark in different times. This vertical flagstone is sometimes called "La Pierre des Fusillés" because of 86 hemispherical hollows which look like bullet holes on the surface.

There are many unanswered questions about this stone, espacially about the reason why people have made these hollows. It is likely that the monument was respected and honoured because they were hosting some supernatural beings.