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<< Our Photo Pages >> Riesenstein von Wolfershausen - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Germany in Hesse

Submitted by AlexHunger on Saturday, 08 October 2005  Page Views: 4839

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Riesenstein von Wolfershausen
Country: Germany Land: Hesse Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Kassel  Nearest Village: Wolfershausen
Latitude: 51.192460N  Longitude: 9.444190E
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.
 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
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Riesenstein von Wolfershausen
Riesenstein von Wolfershausen submitted by AlexHunger : Very large standing stone in Hessen. The locals have arranged a small park with benches around it in the corner of the wood. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone (Menhir) in Hesse

4.80 Meter tall, 5.50 Meter wide and 1 Meter thick, between Wolfershausen and Ellenberg on a country road just east of train track. A nice park with benches has been set up in the corner of the wood the stone is standing in. 177 Meters Altitude.

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Riesenstein von Wolfershausen
Riesenstein von Wolfershausen submitted by Martin_L : At night. The impressive menhir lit by the moon and viewed from the SW (Exposure time ~2,5min). Decembre 2009 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Riesenstein von Wolfershausen
Riesenstein von Wolfershausen submitted by Martin_L : Menhir "Riesenstein" in the night. Viewed from the North-west. Some lights of the Wolfershausen are visible. The village is situated 700m to the South. December 2009 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Riesenstein von Wolfershausen
Riesenstein von Wolfershausen submitted by Martin_L : Menhir “Riesenstein” + Moon. As the wheather forecast promised a clear night sky and the position of the moon would be low in this early evening I planned a visit of this impressive site+moon. But while approaching the site the sky became completely overcast and looked rather gloomy. I took several pictures without moonlight and was about to leave the site after 40 Minutes when it finally c... (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Riesenstein von Wolfershausen
Riesenstein von Wolfershausen submitted by Martin_L : Close-up from the North-West. December 2009 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Riesenstein von Wolfershausen
Riesenstein von Wolfershausen submitted by AlexHunger : Very Large standing stone in Hessen. The locals have arranged a small park with benches around it in the corner of the wood.

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