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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Müllerstein Alternative Name: Grosser Kreuzstein, MühlsteinCountry: Germany
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Land: Bavaria Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Selb Nearest Village: Schönwald
Latitude: 50.203378N Longitude: 12.077313E
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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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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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 |
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ladrin visited on 25th Feb 2018 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Beautifully carved stone standing in the quiet edge of small bavarian town Schonwald. It is not quiet clear what was his original purpose. Selected from existing theories it can be later christianized ancient menhir, old germanic burial stone above the grave, medieval cross or propitiatory stone or boundary stone.
In any case it is about 120cm tall granite slab of maximum width 95cm. The stone is known as a "Müllerstein" (simply "Millstone"). On both sides it has quite sophisticated engravings of crosses.
According to local legend the stone is standing in the place where two boys from the local mill ...that is what its name came from... were killed in a bloody fight for a girl. Another two stones should indicate burial place of those millers and they are located less then one km from here in the woods.
600m to the north two smaller stones could be found, also with crosssigns on their frontsides.
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