<< Our Photo Pages >> Homberg Menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Switzerland in Zürich
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Homberg Menhir Alternative Name: Rifferswil MenhirCountry: Switzerland Canton: Zürich Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Zürich Nearest Village: Rifferswil
Latitude: 47.249600N Longitude: 8.480800E
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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Megalithic89 visited on 1st Jan 2008 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 3
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.5 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 4
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228m WNW 283° Gnappstein auf dem Homberg* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
474m ENE 65° Wellenweid Steinreihen* Stone Row / Alignment
524m NW 312° Steinkreis auf dem Homberg* Stone Circle
994m SSW 194° Tannbüel Menhir and Alignment* Standing Stones
1.1km NNW 333° Buechstock Flädermus* Stone Circle
1.1km NNW 343° Flädermus Steinreihe* Stone Row / Alignment
1.3km S 176° Wildentalholz Steinreihe* Stone Row / Alignment
1.4km NNE 33° Hormatt Stäppel* Stone Row / Alignment
1.4km N 4° Cyclopean Wall (Zürich)* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
1.5km N 6° Grund Stone Row and Menhir* Stone Row / Alignment
1.5km N 0° Grund Stone Circles* Stone Circle
1.7km N 354° Halten Steinreihe* Stone Row / Alignment
1.7km NNW 343° Wängi West Steinreihe* Stone Row / Alignment
1.7km N 349° Schönhalde Ost Steinreihe* Stone Row / Alignment
1.8km NW 323° Grabhügel Grüthau* Artificial Mound
1.8km SSW 206° Schliifi Steinreihen* Stone Row / Alignment
1.9km NNW 347° Schönhalde West Steinreihe* Stone Row / Alignment
1.9km NNW 326° Steinreihe Jonental* Stone Row / Alignment
2.0km NW 311° Grüti Lochstein* Holed Stone
2.0km ENE 60° Rifferswil Jungalbis* Stone Row / Alignment
2.0km NW 318° Grüthau Steinreihe* Stone Row / Alignment
2.1km SW 218° Buelwald Menhirs* Standing Stones
2.1km NNW 345° Baderholz Alignment* Stone Row / Alignment
2.2km NNW 337° Nesselhau Steinreihe* Stone Row / Alignment
2.2km NNW 335° Würzhau Blockhügel* Standing Stones
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