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Submitted by KaiHofmann on Wednesday, 01 September 2010  Page Views: 3829

Natural PlacesSite Name: Schweinschied Opferaltar Alternative Name: Felsaltar Schweinschied
Country: Germany
NOTE: This site is 3.029 km away from the location you searched for.

Land: Rhineland-Palatinate Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Idar-Oberstein  Nearest Village: Schweinschied
Latitude: 49.699894N  Longitude: 7.575452E
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
3 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
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Schweinschied Opferaltar
Schweinschied Opferaltar submitted by KaiHofmann : Felsaltar closeview (Vote or comment on this photo)
Natural Stone in Rhineland-Palatinate

Ancient Rock sanctuary probably of Gallo-roman times. On the top of the Rock are some cup-marks. The roman schweinschied tomb and remains of a gallo-roman settlement are lying 300 meters to the south.
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Schweinschied Opferaltar
Schweinschied Opferaltar submitted by KaiHofmann : Menhir-like standing stone on the way to the rock altar complex. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Schweinschied Opferaltar
Schweinschied Opferaltar submitted by KaiHofmann : Rock complex overview (Vote or comment on this photo)

Schweinschied Opferaltar
Schweinschied Opferaltar submitted by KaiHofmann : rock complex from above (Vote or comment on this photo)

Schweinschied Opferaltar
Schweinschied Opferaltar submitted by KaiHofmann : cup holes on the top of the main rock altar (Vote or comment on this photo)

Schweinschied Opferaltar
Schweinschied Opferaltar submitted by KaiHofmann : giant rock stairs closeview (Vote or comment on this photo)

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