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<< Our Photo Pages >> Armsheimer Menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Germany in Rhineland-Palatinate

Submitted by AlexHunger on Tuesday, 07 June 2005  Page Views: 5373

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Armsheimer Menhir
Country: Germany Land: Rhineland-Palatinate Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Alzey  Nearest Village: Armsheim
Latitude: 49.804900N  Longitude: 8.051710E
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.
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
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Armsheimer Menhir
Armsheimer Menhir submitted by AlexHunger : The Armsheimer menhir was re-errected in the Autobahn reststop near the pitoresque Palatinate medieval town of Armsheim. All local stones appear to have been moved as a result of agricultural reforms ot in this case, modern transportation. It is a massive Granite block, about 1.3 Meters wide and 1 Meter tall, but I am not completely convinced it is a genuine ancient menhir. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Menhir in Rheinland Pfalz

Exact GPS Position. Ca. 1.30 Meter tall Menhir at south of town at Autobahn rest stop. Large Granite Menhir of speculautive antuiquity.
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Armsheimer Menhir
Armsheimer Menhir submitted by AlexHunger : Armsheim Plaque Translation: "The Menhir, classified as the Dicke Stein, together with the Haukstein, the Spitze Stein and the Hinkelstein provide from times untold the demarcation line with [the town of] Flonheim until 1802. It is assumed that the stones originally stood as Stelles on prehistoric tumuli. In 1979, all Menhirs were removed from their location due to agricultural reforms. The Dic... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Armsheimer Menhir
Armsheimer Menhir submitted by AlexHunger : The Armsheimer menhir was re-errected in the Autobahn reststop near the pitoresque Palatinate medieval town of Armsheim. All local stones appear to have been moved as a result of agricultural reforms ot in this case, modern transportation. It is a massive Granite block, about 1.3 Meters wide and 1 Meter tall, but I am not completely convinced it is a genuine ancient menhir. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Armsheimer Menhir by KaiHofmann on Sunday, 21 September 2014
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this stone is not the ancient Menhir. Today it is situated 300m to the East. See the Hinkelstein Armsheim site page.
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