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<< Our Photo Pages >> Eichholz Schalenstein - Rock Art in Switzerland in Solothurn

Submitted by AlexHunger on Saturday, 18 February 2006  Page Views: 3729

Rock ArtSite Name: Eichholz Schalenstein Alternative Name: Kindlistein, Heidenstein
Country: Switzerland Canton: Solothurn Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Luzern  Nearest Village: Grenchen
Latitude: 47.182720N  Longitude: 7.385070E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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aolson visited on 20th Apr 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Easy to find, surrounded by a low hedge.

Eichholz Schalenstein
Eichholz Schalenstein submitted by aolson : photo courtesy Kultur Historisches Museum, Grenchen (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cuphole stone in Solothurn

Glacial erratic with 110 Cup holes, south west of town.
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Eichholz Schalenstein
Eichholz Schalenstein submitted by aolson : Wider view of the stone's setting. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Eichholz Schalenstein
Eichholz Schalenstein submitted by aolson : "Cup stone - under governmental protection" (Vote or comment on this photo)

Eichholz Schalenstein
Eichholz Schalenstein submitted by aolson : Some of the cupmarks marked in charcoal (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 6.0km NE 48° Selzach Schalenstein* Rock Art
 6.6km SSW 197° Dotzigeberg Schalenstein Rock Art
 7.3km E 87° Nennigkofen Schalenstein* Rock Art
 7.7km SE 131° Fuchsenstein Schalenstein Rock Art
 8.1km SSE 152° Hubelstein Schalenstein Rock Art
 8.9km SE 131° Murlistein Rock Art
 9.7km WSW 240° Längholz Schalenstein Rock Art
 9.9km WSW 238° Längholz Dachsenstein Rock Art
 10.1km WSW 238° Längholz Heidenstein Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
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 11.8km WSW 246° Museum Schwab* Museum
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 11.9km WSW 246° Brüggmöösli Schalenstein* Rock Art
 12.5km ENE 65° Rüttenen Schalenstein Rock Art
 13.1km S 188° Grossaffoltern Schalenstein Rock Art
 13.4km ENE 67° Namenloser Findling - Solothurner Megalithweg* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
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 13.5km ENE 69° Rütschelistein - Solothurner Megalithweg* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
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 13.6km ENE 68° Steinsetzungen - Solothurner Megalithweg* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 16.6km WSW 243° Druidenstein Rock Art
 17.4km WSW 243° Findling Holenstein* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 18.2km N 358° Pierre de Saint Germain* Rock Art
 18.7km ENE 68° Attiswil Freistein* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 20.4km NNW 327° Bassecourt Menhir Standing Stone (Menhir)
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Re: Eichholz Schalenstein by aolson on Sunday, 13 October 2019
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