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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Der Menhir von Wolfsgruben Alternative Name: Roarer Windspiel, Rohrer Windspiel, Großer MenhirCountry: Italy
NOTE: This site is 5.36 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Trentino-Alto Adige Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Oberbozen Nearest Village: Bozen
Latitude: 46.521900N Longitude: 11.429860E
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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The Menhir has a big cut out V in which the second stone with a triangular shape that lay on the ground until 1986 and has now been lifted on top. It is unclear if this was the original appearance of the menhir.
The Menhir from Wolfsgruben lies on a small hill near the lake of Wolfsgruben. Nearby, about 50 m away lies the remains of a "Wallburg", a prehistoric fort, dated from about late bronze age to iron age. There are many prehistoric sites at the surrounding, other menhirs, all aligned to sunrise at around equinox between the two peaks of the Schlern (ital: Sciliar).
Here you can read more about the solar calendar from Ritten in German:
Der Sonnenkalender von Wolfsgruben
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