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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Thümmlitzwald Menhir Alternative Name: Teufelsstein, HutungssäuleCountry: Germany Land: Saxony Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Grimma
Latitude: 51.173939N Longitude: 12.839819E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Janek visited on 4th Apr 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
This about 5m tall menhir was broken in two pieces and is now since 1981 reerected. It isn't clear if it's ancient, in all probability it was erected in the 19th or 20th century.
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