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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Drususfelsen Alternative Name: TeufelsohrkissenCountry: Germany
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Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Rock Outcrop
Nearest Town: Bad Bentheim
Latitude: 52.302679N Longitude: 7.155239E
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 |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
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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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| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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XIII visited on 3rd Dec 2016 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5
Harald_Platta visited on 29th Apr 2011 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 5 Ambience: 4 Access: 4.5
The west side contains the inscription:"HIC DRUSUS DIXIT IURA TUBANTIBUS" ("Drusus spoke law to the Turbanti here"), indicating that the roman commander Drusus held court here over the Germanic tribe of the Turbanten. Even though this legend coined the name of the rock ("Drusus rock"), there is no evidence that Drusus has ever been in this area.
The second name (Teufelsohrkissen/"pillow of the devil`s ear" ) is linked to the legend concerning the construction of the nearby medieval Bentheim Castle. It was built so fast that some people thought that the devil must have helped. The devil was believed to have rested his head on the top of the rock.
The castle is situated on a close by sandstone plateau, which is not much higher than the Drususfelsen. It is assumed that a pagan sanctuary was located at the position of today`s great hall, which is directly opposite of the Drususfelsen.
Literature:
[01] Warnecke, E.F.: Das große Buch der Burgen und Schlösser im Land von Hase und Ems (1980).
[02] Grimm, J., Grimm, W.: Das Teufelsohrkissen. In: Morgenblatt Nr.208 (1816).
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