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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Hohenstein Kelkheim
Country: Germany
NOTE: This site is 2.904 km away from the location you searched for.

Land: Hesse Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Frankfurt a.M.  Nearest Village: Kelkheim
Latitude: 50.143667N  Longitude: 8.437423E
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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
0No data.
no data 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
0no data
3

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Standing Stone (Menhir) in Hesse

1.4m tall standing stone /stone slab of greenish quarzite. Today the stone is situated in private grounds.

Note: After 2hours looking for the stone, I´m not sure the stone is still existing at this place.
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