<< Our Photo Pages >> Breitenstein Felsen - Rock Art in Germany in Saarland
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Rock ArtSite Name: Breitenstein FelsenCountry: Germany
NOTE: This site is 0.871 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: Saarland Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Mettlach Nearest Village: St.Gangolf
Latitude: 49.495800N Longitude: 6.558300E
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 |
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Cup and Ring marks / Rosstrappen in Saarland
In front of the Montclair Castle at the famous "Saarschleife" lies the "Breitenstein" Rock.
On the top of the Rock are some, in german called "Rosstrappen", cup and ring marks.
The site lies in a ancient celtic refuge fort/settlement on the hill above the river Saar.
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