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Rock ArtSite Name: Schlossbann Biel-Büttenberg Schalenstein
Country: Switzerland
NOTE: This site is 1.389 km away from the location you searched for.

Canton: Bern Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Bern  Nearest Village: Bern
Latitude: 46.943590N  Longitude: 7.449030E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Megalithic89 visited on 14th Sep 2024 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5

Schlossbann Biel-Büttenberg Schalenstein
Schlossbann Biel-Büttenberg Schalenstein submitted by Megalithic89 : I found 13 cup marks and highlighted them with chalk. 7 of them may represent ursus major. Photo taken September 2024. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cuphole stone in Bern

Stone measuring 1.56 Meters x 0.8 Meters x 1.35 Meters with 10 certain cupholes and 4 indistinkt ones removed from original location to the front of Historisches Museum.

More info at: Swiss Inventory of Stone Monuments, http://www.ssdi.ch, Canton of Berne, Object No. 2500.01 Biel = 3000.02 Bern.
Link to SSDI Object No. 2500.01 Biel PDF Document in German.

Address: Helvetiaplatz 5, 3005
Phone: +41 31-3507711
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Schlossbann Biel-Büttenberg Schalenstein
Schlossbann Biel-Büttenberg Schalenstein submitted by Megalithic89 : Close-up of part of the cup-marks. The stone was found 1874 near Biel, on the "Büttenberg Plateau" and brought to Berne. Photo taken September 2024. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Schlossbann Biel-Büttenberg Schalenstein
Schlossbann Biel-Büttenberg Schalenstein submitted by Megalithic89 : Site in Bern Switzerland. The stone is well protected on the wall of the Museum or the terrace of the restaurant. Photo taken September 2024. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Schlossbann Biel-Büttenberg Schalenstein by Megalithic89 on Sunday, 15 September 2024
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More info at: Swiss Inventory of Stone Monuments, www.ssdi.ch, Canton of Berne, Object No. 2500.01 Biel = 3000.02 Bern.
Link to SSDI Object No. 2500.01 Biel PDF Document in German.
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