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Le Trépied is a prehistoric passage grave built during the Neolithic period (4000 to 2500 BC). It is a single chamber tomb, 5.5 metres in length and two metres at its widest point with three capstones, one of which was returned to its original position in the 1870s after it had fallen off.
Excavations in 1840 discovered pottery and flint arrowheads dating to 1800BC showing that the site was still in use then. The tomb was repeatedly mentioned in the 17th century witch trials as a meeting place for witches and as the venue for the sabbats. One story says that the witches used to perform chants mocking the Virgin Mary whose shrine of Notre Dame de Lihou once stood on the nearby island which can be seen from the headland where the tomb stands.
References:Trenčín Castle is relatively large renovated castle, towering on a steep limestone cliff directly above the city of Trenčín. It is a dominant feature not only of Trenčín, but also of the entire Považie region. The castle is a national monument.
History of the castle cliff dates back to the Roman Empire, what is proved by the inscription on the castle cliff proclaiming the victory of Roman legion against Germans in the year 179.
Today’s castle was probably built on the hill-fort. The first proven building on the hill was the Great Moravian rotunda from the 9th century and later there was a stone residential tower, which served to protect the Kingdom of Hungary and the western border. In the late 13th century the castle became a property of Palatine Matúš Csák, who became Mr. of Váh and Tatras.
Matúš Csák of Trenčín built a tower, still known as Matthew’s, which is a dominant determinant of the whole building.