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Submitted by KaiHofmann on Friday, 16 April 2010  Page Views: 8781

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Polissoir d'Haspelschiedt
Country: France Département: Alsace-Lorraine:Moselle (57) Type: Polissoir
Nearest Town: Bitche  Nearest Village: Haspelschiedt
Latitude: 49.091900N  Longitude: 7.492700E
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.
5 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
3

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Polissoir d'Haspelschiedt
Polissoir d'Haspelschiedt submitted by KaiHofmann : Polissoir. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Polissoir in Alsace:Moselle (57). A Polissoir probably dating from the stone age. There is a huge stone gate and between the posts there are a lot of traces and markings.

It is a very interesting place. There is a small cave with carvings aside.
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Polissoir d'Haspelschiedt
Polissoir d'Haspelschiedt submitted by KaiHofmann : Polissoir. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Polissoir d'Haspelschiedt
Polissoir d'Haspelschiedt submitted by KaiHofmann (Vote or comment on this photo)

Polissoir d'Haspelschiedt
Polissoir d'Haspelschiedt submitted by KaiHofmann : Polissoir. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Polissoir d'Haspelschiedt
Polissoir d'Haspelschiedt submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Alsace:Moselle (57) France. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Polissoir d'Haspelschiedt
Polissoir d'Haspelschiedt submitted by KaiHofmann (1 comment)

Polissoir d'Haspelschiedt
Polissoir d'Haspelschiedt submitted by KaiHofmann

Polissoir d'Haspelschiedt
Polissoir d'Haspelschiedt submitted by KaiHofmann

Polissoir d'Haspelschiedt
Polissoir d'Haspelschiedt submitted by KaiHofmann

Polissoir d'Haspelschiedt
Polissoir d'Haspelschiedt submitted by KaiHofmann

Polissoir d'Haspelschiedt
Polissoir d'Haspelschiedt submitted by KaiHofmann

Polissoir d'Haspelschiedt
Polissoir d'Haspelschiedt submitted by KaiHofmann

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 1.7km SW 226° Oppidum d'Haspelschiedt* Ancient Village or Settlement
 2.6km SW 223° Le Ring Hillfort
 2.8km ENE 65° Roppeviller Schleifstein* Polissoir
 2.8km ENE 64° Rocher de Diane* Carving
 3.4km ENE 70° Altschlossfelsen* Polissoir
 7.3km S 169° Igelsberg Polissoir
 7.9km SE 142° Grotte du Erbsenthal* Cave or Rock Shelter
 8.7km SSE 152° Rocher et Arche de l´Erbsenfelsen* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 9.3km N 5° Pirmannstein* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 10.5km SSW 195° Gruenberg Vestiges Hillfort
 10.5km W 274° Nassenwald settlement Ancient Village or Settlement
 10.9km SW 225° Rocher des trois figures* Rock Art
 11.3km SE 131° Hirschfelsen* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 11.4km ESE 104° Summstein Rösselsquelle Modern Stone Circle etc
 12.0km SW 224° Source St. Hubert* Rock Art
 12.3km WNW 289° Tumuli de Ormesviller Barrow Cemetery
 12.3km SSE 159° Hausberg Philipsbourg Polissoir
 12.4km SW 216° Bildmuehle* Rock Art
 13.3km SE 137° Heidenkopf Standing Stone (Menhir)
 13.5km SE 146° Hagelbusch* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 13.7km SE 131° L´Homme* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 14.2km NE 46° Sant Pirmansstein* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 14.3km WNW 300° Altheim Brenschelbach Grabhuegelfeld * Barrow Cemetery
 14.4km W 275° Tumulus de Rimling Round Barrow(s)
 15.1km SE 144° La Liese* Rock Art
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Re: Polissoir d´Haspelschiedt by Anonymous on Friday, 16 April 2010
Surprisingly it does not take very long to create grooves from polishing axes. Only a few hours use leaves a substantial groove.
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