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

Submitted by AlexHunger on Saturday, 08 October 2005  Page Views: 5519

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Wodanstein in Maden Alternative Name: Malstein
Country: Germany Land: Hesse Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Kassel  Nearest Village: Maden
Latitude: 51.163430N  Longitude: 9.370410E
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.
 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.
 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
 4

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Wodanstein in Maden
Wodanstein in Maden submitted by Martin_L : At night: Low moon and the Menhir viewed from the SW. December 2009 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone (Menhir) in Hesse

2 Meter tall Quarzite Menhir in Maden park at southern exit of town on Obervonschuetzer Street. Named after the Germanic/Wiking god also known as Odin. 181 Meters Altitude. Exact GPS position from handheld device.
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Wodanstein in Maden
Wodanstein in Maden submitted by Martin_L : At night. Menhir viewed from the SE. December 2009 (4 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Wodanstein in Maden
Wodanstein in Maden submitted by Martin_L : At night. Menhir and moon viewed from the South. December 2009 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wodanstein in Maden
Wodanstein in Maden submitted by Martin_L : The menhir viewed from the NW. It is situated at the SW edge of village Maden near a minor road. Nevertheless an impressive site espcially at night. December 2009 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wodanstein in Maden
Wodanstein in Maden submitted by AlexHunger : The locals set up a small park with trees and a fence around this Standing Stone, almost like one of the ancient sacred clearings. The stone is also called Wotanstein and is named after the ancient Germanic/Wiking god also known as Odin. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wodanstein in Maden
Wodanstein in Maden submitted by AlexHunger : The locals set up a small park with trees and a fence around this Standing Stone, almost like one of the ancient sacred clearings. The stone is also called Wotanstein and is named after the ancient Germanic/Wiking god.

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Re: Wodanstein by Martin_L on Thursday, 10 December 2009
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Condition: 4
Ambience: 3
Access: 5
Accuracy: 5
Nearest village: Maden (belonging to Gudensberg)
Situated just east of the narrow Maden-Obervorschütz road.

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