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Natural PlacesSite Name: Zwerfsteen Winterswijk
Country: Netherlands
NOTE: This site is 2.125 km away from the location you searched for.

Province: Gelderland Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Winterswijk
Latitude: 51.972774N  Longitude: 6.718439E
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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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Zwerfsteen Winterswijk
Zwerfsteen Winterswijk submitted by regina : Site in Gelderland Netherlands (Vote or comment on this photo)
Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Gelderland

Near the townhall in Winterswijk there is a large glacial erratic weighing around 43.000kg. It was found in Meddo in 1984.

Source and further reading (Dutch):
aardkundigewaarden
and also this:
kijkeensomlaag

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Zwerfsteen Winterswijk
Zwerfsteen Winterswijk submitted by regina : Site in Gelderland Netherlands On 28-10-2020 the boulder was moved a few 100 meters The boulder is being moved in connection with the redevelopment of the Freedom Park around the Town Hall. It will be given a new place next to the future water playground for children in front of the De Post building. The mammoth boulder near the old town hall in Winterswijk was found in 1984 in the hamle... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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