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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Heidnisch Biel Alternative Name: BielhuegelCountry: Switzerland
NOTE: This site is 14.091 km away from the location you searched for.
Canton: Wallis Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Raron Nearest Village: Raron
Latitude: 46.310358N Longitude: 7.810795E
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 |
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Hillfort in Wallis
The Heidnisch Biel Hill was a settlement a sanctuary and a Hillfort in different ages. The first traces are leading to the neolithic age 3.500 BCE. At the eastern hillside a cemetery was found. It was used from the Bronze-age to the end of the Iron-age.
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