<< Our Photo Pages >> Steinernes Weib - Sculptured Stone in Austria
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Multi-periodSite Name: Steinernes Weib Alternative Name: Steinernes WeibCountry: Austria
NOTE: This site is 5.459 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Weitra
Latitude: 48.701060N Longitude: 14.894150E
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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This board next to the stones tells several legends:
the first says: the stone is a remainder an a woman, who was killed by wolves in 1664.
the next is about a woman how was changed into a stone by lightning.
For the 3rd one a woman was changed into stone as punishment.
the last one assumes this stone as a border-stone.
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