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<< Our Photo Pages >> Taufstein - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Germany in Hesse

Submitted by AlexHunger on Saturday, 08 October 2005  Page Views: 4025

Natural PlacesSite Name: Taufstein
Country: Germany Land: Hesse Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Fulda  Nearest Village: Heubach
Latitude: 50.381202N  Longitude: 9.695241E
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.
3 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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Taufstein submitted by krautrock : The Taufstein, ready for a baptism. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stones in Hesse

Basin shaped stone surrounded by standing stones nearby. In woods north of village. According to legend used for baptism by saint and more recent preacher. The sign posts up the hill and to the designated parking area however all lead to the "Frauenstein" menhir 5 Meters away. Exact GPS position from handheld device.
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Taufstein submitted by krautrock : The Taufstein on top of the mound. (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Taufstein submitted by krautrock : The smoke is not magic. A lumberjack burned branches. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Taufstein submitted by krautrock : Me as measure beside the big stone. In the background the Taufstein. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Taufstein submitted by krautrock : The Taufstein with surrounding stones. View from south. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Taufstein submitted by AlexHunger : Natural stone, whose name translates to "Baptismal Font" due to its shape, in the hill and woods of Heubach, Hessen. The sign posts up the hill and to the designated parking area however all lead to the "Frauenstein" menhir 5 Meters away. The 2 stones are thought to belong to a prehistoric grave, but no archeological excavation will take place as this would ruin the atmosphere. Their fi...

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Taufstein submitted by AlexHunger

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Taufstein submitted by krautrock : The Taufstein (Baptismstone) or Frauenstein (Womenstone) on top of the mound. This point is 596m high and is also called Frauenstein. The Taufstein is a historic borderstone between two villages and counties. Experts say that this place is a prehistoric grave mound. April 2010.

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Taufstein submitted by krautrock : The german signpost.

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