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Multi-periodSite Name: Hexentreppe WurmbergCountry: Germany
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Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Ancient Trackway
Nearest Town: Braunlage
Latitude: 51.755495N Longitude: 10.621203E
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 |
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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 |
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Ancient Trackway in Lower Saxony, Bremen
The legendary stairs to the hilltop of the Wurmberg mountain (971m) called vernacular "Hexentreppe". It´s not known if the stairs are really ancient. Some people say they are from the Neolithic or Bronze Age and lead to an ancient sanctuary on the hilltop. Others put the enclosure in the 19th century CE. Nevertheless on the top are very interesting stone formations to see...
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