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<< Our Photo Pages >> Harkestein - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Germany in Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg

Submitted by holger_rix on Friday, 13 June 2008  Page Views: 3198

Natural PlacesSite Name: Harkestein
Country: Germany
NOTE: This site is 1.572 km away from the location you searched for.

Land: Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Albersdorf  Nearest Village: Tensbuettel
Latitude: 54.129644N  Longitude: 9.226244E
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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sba_dk visited on 22nd May 2022 - their rating: Amb: 4 Access: 4

sba_dk visited on 22nd May 2022 - their rating: Amb: 4 Access: 4



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Harkestein
Harkestein submitted by holger_rix : There are some stories attached. In short. One day a young farmer missed one of his cows, a white one. He looked for it inside this forest. There he met the goddess 'Harke'... and fall in love. She explained to him, that he has to die if he wanted to love her. He couldn't resist, but he asked her for a good burial. She promised to bury him so safely, nobody would be able to disturb his peace... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg

Big Bolder in a forest north of Tensbuettel.

There are some stories attached.
In short.

One day a young farmer missed one of his cows, a white one.
He looked for it inside this forest. There he met the goddess 'Harke'... and fell in love. She explained to him, that he has to die if he wanted to love her. He couldn't resist, but he asked her for a good burial. She promised to burry him so securely, nobody would be able to
disturb his peace.

So it happened, and when his friends looked for him, they found this big stone.

Years later, a man was hired to cut the stone in pieces.
But when he prepared to split the stone, the heavens went dark, thunder came and lightning struck. The guy ran for his life, and nobody touched the stone anymore.

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Harkestein
Harkestein submitted by sba_dk : The stone in May, 2022 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Harkestein
Harkestein submitted by holger_rix : One day a young farmer missed one of his cows, a white one. He looked for it inside this forest. There he met the goddess 'Harke'... and fall in love. She explained to him, that he has to die if he wanted to love her. He couldn't resist, but he asked her for a good burial. She promised to bury him so safely, nobody would be able to disturb his peace. So it happened, and when his friends looked ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Harkestein
Harkestein submitted by holger_rix : The Information... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Harkestein
Harkestein submitted by holger_rix : Big Bolder in a forest north of Tensbuettel. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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