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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Rhaunen Koenigstein Alternative Name: KönigsteinCountry: Germany Land: Rhineland-Palatinate Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Birkenfeld Nearest Village: Rhaunen
Latitude: 49.864056N Longitude: 7.331220E
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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The 'Königstein` (King´s Stone) is a small bright quartz Menhir situated in a hedge close to a country road.
There are many legends known about this menhir in the nearby village Rhaunen.
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