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<< Other Photo Pages >> Rijckholt Flint Mine - Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry in Netherlands

Submitted by jopplanje on Monday, 11 March 2013  Page Views: 3359

Multi-periodSite Name: Rijckholt Flint Mine Alternative Name: vuursteenmijn van Rijckholt
Country: Netherlands Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Maastricht  Nearest Village: Rijckholt
Latitude: 50.794607N  Longitude: 5.744562E
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
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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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Rijckholt Flint Mine
Rijckholt Flint Mine submitted by Flickr : Streekverkenning Voeren 2014 17 Site in Netherlands Vuursteenmijn in Rijckholt Image copyright: Nathalie Pirard (Nathalie Pirard), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Mine the Netherlands

Ancient Flint Mine in the south of Limburg. More information on the site of Jop Planje: More at megalieten.planje.info
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Rijckholt Flint Mine
Rijckholt Flint Mine submitted by Flickr : Visit to the flintstone mine in Rijckholt with Prof. Mark Stoneking Image copyright: Stichting Eugène Dubois, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rijckholt Flint Mine
Rijckholt Flint Mine submitted by Flickr (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rijckholt Flint Mine
Rijckholt Flint Mine submitted by Flickr (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rijckholt Flint Mine
Rijckholt Flint Mine submitted by Flickr (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rijckholt Flint Mine
Rijckholt Flint Mine submitted by Flickr : Information board close-up Image copyright: Stichting Eugène Dubois, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rijckholt Flint Mine
Rijckholt Flint Mine submitted by Flickr : Information board Image copyright: Stichting Eugène Dubois, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Rijckholt Flint Mine
Rijckholt Flint Mine submitted by Flickr : Visit to the flintstone mine in Rijckholt with Prof. Mark Stoneking Image copyright: Stichting Eugène Dubois, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Rijckholt Flint Mine
Rijckholt Flint Mine submitted by Flickr : Working for your spark in life Flintstone Image copyright: Time-Freeze, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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 1.1km NW 305° Informatiecentrum Mijn Rijckholt Museum
 6.9km NW 325° Stenen van Sint-Pietersberg* Stone Circle
 9.3km ESE 110° Slijpsteen van Slenaken Polissoir
 9.4km NNE 26° Gerlachusputje Holy Well or Sacred Spring
 9.6km NE 35° Valkenburg Flint Mine Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
 17.0km ESE 104° Grafheuvel Vijlenerbos (47148) Round Barrow(s)
 17.1km E 97° Lambertusbron Holy Well or Sacred Spring
 18.5km NNE 23° Sweikhuizen (341113) Ancient Village or Settlement
 19.0km N 3° Archeologiemuseum Stein* Museum
 19.7km W 266° Gallo-Romeins Museum* Museum
 19.8km ESE 102° Grafheuvel Vaals (47150) Round Barrow(s)
 19.8km W 266° Tongeren standbeeld van Ambiorix* Modern Stone Circle etc
 20.5km SW 216° Archéoforum de Liège* Museum
 20.6km W 264° Romeinse Muur, Tongeren* Vitrified Fort
 20.6km NNW 342° Stenen op de Mechelse Heide* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 21.6km WSW 240° Tumulus de Xhendremael* Round Barrow(s)
 21.7km ESE 105° Grabhügelgruppe Unterer Backertsweg Barrow Cemetery
 22.2km SSW 194° Dolmen du Diable* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 22.6km ESE 107° Grabhügelgruppe Ginsterbrückweg Barrow Cemetery
 23.1km ESE 109° Klausberg Hügelgrab* Round Barrow(s)
 23.3km NW 321° Het Stenenpad* Museum
 23.7km E 92° Lousberg Flint Quarry* Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
 24.0km NW 314° Duivelstenen van Langerlo* Standing Stones
 24.1km WSW 239° Grosse Pierre (Hognoul)* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 24.4km WSW 251° Herstappe Tumulus* Barrow Cemetery
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Re: Rijckholt Flint Mine by Harald_Platta on Monday, 16 March 2015
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More information on German Wikipedia:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijckholt-Feuerstein
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Re: Rijckholt Flint Mine by Alta-Falisa on Monday, 11 August 2014
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Some info (in Dutch) :
http://www.vuursteenmijnen.nl/rijckholt/index.htm
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