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<< Our Photo Pages >> Langenstein in Langenstein - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Germany in Hesse

Submitted by Klingon on Thursday, 10 February 2005  Page Views: 3989

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Langenstein in Langenstein
Country: Germany Land: Hesse Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Kirchhain  Nearest Village: Langenstein
Latitude: 50.832623N  Longitude: 8.958298E
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
5 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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Langenstein in Langenstein
Langenstein in Langenstein submitted by Klingon : Langenstein (long stone) (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in Hesse

Langenstein = long stone
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Langenstein in Langenstein
Langenstein in Langenstein submitted by KaiHofmann : Interesting reliefs on the church wall in Langensten, probably of the germanic god of Wotan (Odin) with his two wolves Geri and Freki and a kind of demon´s mask. Besides the church wall stands the large Langenstein Menhir. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Langenstein in Langenstein
Langenstein in Langenstein submitted by KaiHofmann : Interesting relief on the church wall at Langenstein, probably of the germanic god of Wotan (Odin) with his two wolves Geri and Freki and a kind of demon´s mask. Besides the church wall stands the large Langenstein Menhir. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Langenstein in Langenstein
Langenstein in Langenstein submitted by KaiHofmann : The Langenstein Menhir. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Langenstein in Langenstein
Langenstein in Langenstein submitted by KaiHofmann (Vote or comment on this photo)

Langenstein in Langenstein
Langenstein in Langenstein submitted by KaiHofmann

Langenstein in Langenstein
Langenstein in Langenstein submitted by KaiHofmann

Langenstein in Langenstein
Langenstein in Langenstein submitted by KaiHofmann : The Langenstein Menhir, up against the church wall

Langenstein in Langenstein
Langenstein in Langenstein submitted by KaiHofmann : Detail of the Langenstein Menhir.

Langenstein in Langenstein
Langenstein in Langenstein submitted by KaiHofmann : An impression on the Langenstein Menhir.

Langenstein in Langenstein
Langenstein in Langenstein submitted by KaiHofmann : the Langenstein Menhir.

Langenstein in Langenstein
Langenstein in Langenstein submitted by KaiHofmann

Langenstein in Langenstein
Langenstein in Langenstein submitted by KaiHofmann

Langenstein in Langenstein
Langenstein in Langenstein submitted by KaiHofmann : The Langenstein Menhir.

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Re: Langenstein in Langenstein by KaiHofmann on Monday, 09 June 2014
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The stone is about 4.75 m tall. Before the damage of a thunderbolt in 1527, the stone was 6.30m tall.
It stands closely besides a graveyard´s wall of an old church.
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