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Multi-periodSite Name: Donon TemplesCountry: France Département: Alsace-Lorraine:Bas-Rhin (67) Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Strasbourg Nearest Village: Grandfontaine
Latitude: 48.512420N Longitude: 7.164180E
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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Temple of Vosegus (after which Vosges Mountains are named), Hecate, Teutates, Cernunnos (God of Stags) and Smertios with ancient sacred well, later re-used by Romans with temple built to Mercury. The top altar is so spectacular, the ancient druids most have felt as if the gods hemselves placed it there for the purpose of worship. The Romans thought bettter than to interfere during their rule. In 19th Century a Museum in the shape of a Roman temple was built there, but abandonned when artifacts were transfered to Strasbourg. The stelles found found here have been taken to the Strasbourg Museum and replaced by copies. The position is given for the very top altar at the North East end of the saddleback mountain. Address: D393/D392, 67130 You should park on the ridge below at the hotels and climb from there. You can't rely on the hiking maps, but the paths are well marked-
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