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<< Text Pages >> Opferschale Orensfels - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Germany in Rhineland-Palatinate

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Natural PlacesSite Name: Opferschale Orensfels
Country: Germany Land: Rhineland-Palatinate Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Landau  Nearest Village: Dernbach
Latitude: 49.237611N  Longitude: 8.025455E
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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Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Rhineland-Palatinate

A boulder with a bowl with human traces on it's surface lies on top of the Orensfels hill. Many artefacts from Neolithic to medieval has been found on the 581 m tall Orensberg.
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