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<< Our Photo Pages >> Wetzwil Schalensteine - Rock Art in Switzerland in Zürich

Submitted by AlexHunger on Saturday, 18 February 2006  Page Views: 2906

Rock ArtSite Name: Wetzwil Schalensteine
Country: Switzerland
NOTE: This site is 5.135 km away from the location you searched for.

Canton: Zürich Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Zürich  Nearest Village: Herrliberg
Latitude: 47.289170N  Longitude: 8.611400E
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.
3 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.
5 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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Wetzwil Schalensteine
Wetzwil Schalensteine submitted by Megalithic89 : Pre-Christian cup-hole stone at Herrliberg, Switzerland Picture taken in March 2021. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cuphole stone in Zürich


Positional co-ordinates scaled from a map source. Small stone with 13 cup holes in front of the Vogtei.
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Wetzwil Schalensteine
Wetzwil Schalensteine submitted by Megalithic89 : Cup-hole stone at Herrliberg, Switzerland. Photo taken in March 2021. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wetzwil Schalensteine
Wetzwil Schalensteine submitted by Megalithic89 : Close-up of one of the bigger cups Photo taken in March 2021. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Wetzwil Schalenstein by Megalithic89 on Wednesday, 30 December 2020
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The stone is now exhibited at the position indicated above (accurate, 5). It is presumed that the stone initially lay at 47.29635N 8.63687E. This is above the village of Wetzwil. The stone was found in 1850 and is assumed to have been made Before Christ. Dating source: Info Board at Vogtei Herrliberg.
For more information, in German: Swiss Inventory of Archaeological Stones, Object No 8704.01
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