<< Our Photo Pages >> Lechův Kámen - Rock Outcrop in Czech Republic in Bohemia
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Lechův Kámen Alternative Name: Lech's stoneCountry: Czech Republic
NOTE: This site is 9.386 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Bohemia Type: Rock Outcrop
Nearest Town: Kouřim
Latitude: 50.002259N Longitude: 14.986255E
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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But from older sources is known simply as a Great stone. According local tradition the stone was important place of ancient pagan rituals and also later in the Middle age witches were burned here allegedly. The true is that the rock is located just a several tens of meters from the rampart of the large prehistoric hillfort of old Slavs.
And another interesting fact is that about 300m SE from here can be found the intersection of the 50. parallel and the 15. meridian.
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33.3km WNW 298° Vinoř Rondel* Causewayed Enclosure
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