<< Our Photo Pages >> Unkenstein - Marker Stone in Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia
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Multi-periodSite Name: Unkenstein Alternative Name: Unkelstein, UnckelsteynCountry: Germany
NOTE: This site is 4.188 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Marker Stone
Nearest Town: Duisburg
Latitude: 51.444275N Longitude: 6.772445E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Harald_Platta visited on 6th Jul 2017 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 2 Access: 4
The type of stone is not known. Some references call it a Findling (erratic boulder), while other suggest that it may stem from the stone quarry Unkel. This is also one interpretation of the name.
The other interpretation is based on several myths and legends that are associated with this stone. Even though it was part of the medieval border between Duisburg and Moers, which consisted of 51 marker stones, this one seems to be special. All legends focus on this stone. These stories report on Unken (Fire-bellied toads) sitting on this stone at night. Alternatively, the devil has been suggested to have been seen on this stone. Therefore, it is still open for debate, if this stone might have been venerated in pre-Christian times.
References:
[01] Sondermann, D.: Der Unkenstein. In: Ruhrsagen (2005).
[02] Uhlmann-Bixterheide, W.: Sagenbüchlein des Hellwegs (1925).
[03] Der DVG und das Geheimnis vom Unkelstein. In: RP online (12. April 2017).
[04] Der Teufel auf dem Grenzstein. In: RP online (9. August 2002).
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