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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: SpecksteinCountry: Germany
NOTE: This site is 3.413 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: Saxony-Anhalt Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Aschersleben Nearest Village: Groß Schierstedt
Latitude: 51.749970N Longitude: 11.479670E
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| 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 |
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| -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 |
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| 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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1.8 Meter tall and 1.5 Meter wide thin Quarzite slab standing stone on top of Bronze Age tumulus. Across the road from large smoke stack. It has been pierced by inumerable nails as part of a local superstition. 117 Meters Altitude. At intersection of K2372 Road and railroad. Park in Layby before bridge.
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