Sanctuaire gallo-romain de Margerides, sanctuary located in Corrèze, in France

The Sanctuaire gallo-romain de Margerides is an archaeological site with remains of temples built by Celts and Romans centuries ago. Three square temples made of grey granite stand on the grounds, surrounded by protective walls, with smaller structures nearby that likely served as altars or offering spaces.

Occupation began in the second half of the 1st century BC or the Augustan period, when sixteen silver coins attributed to the Lemovices, and less certainly to the Cadurci, were deposited. The site was abandoned around AD 70–80. Coins of the Antonine dynasty, worn from use, were lost or deposited at the end of the 2nd century, and others date from the late 3rd to the late 4th century. The sanctuary was classified as a monument historique in 1984.

The site name comes from the lieu-dit Pièces-Grandes, not from the deities honoured there. Excavations found a bronze statuette of the antlered god Cernunnos, 13.8 cm tall, wearing a torque and a diamond-patterned tunic, plus terracotta figurines of Venus, Hercules and a mother goddess. Coins of the Lémovices and Cadurques, sixteen counted by 1979, lay in the lowest layers.

The site sits about two kilometers east of Margerides and requires a short walk from the main road to reach. Wear comfortable shoes as the path crosses grassy areas and the ground is uneven with scattered stones.

The bronze statuette of Cernunnos found here is only 13.8 cm tall. The bearded god wears a torque in his right hand and deer antlers on his head, a tunic with a diamond pattern, a cloak fastened at the right shoulder and sandals with crossed straps.