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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Steinkreuz am Westwall Alternative Name: Mordkreuz am WestwallCountry: Germany
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Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Dorsten
Latitude: 51.660204N Longitude: 6.962414E
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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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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 |
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Harald_Platta visited on 31st Mar 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4
Today, the cross is placed in front of the remains of the Western town wall. Originally, the cross was located near Feldhauserstr. 104 in Dorsten. The fieldnames near this site are old: Goldbrink (brink = proto-germanic for hill/edge), Frankenkamp (= field/plain of the Franks), An der langen Fünte (fünte = well/baptismal font). Therefore, it can be speculated that the cross may refer also to this early period. However, it is not known how old the cross is.
References:
[01] Brockpähler, W.: Ein seltsames Steindenkmal in Dorsten. In: Vestischer Kalender 1952.
[02] Brockpähler, W.: Steinkreuze in Westfalen (1963).
[03] Heimatkalender der Herrlichkeit Lembeck (1966)
[04] Moers, E.: Dorstener Geschichten. (2000).
[05] Mordkreuz am Westwall. In: WAZ vom 07.07.2001.
[06] Lux, B.; Setzer, C.: www.suehnekreuz.de: Dorsten.
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