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<< Text Pages >> Galgenstein (Wegenstetten) - Chambered Tomb in Switzerland in Aargau

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Galgenstein (Wegenstetten)
Country: Switzerland
NOTE: This site is 8.705 km away from the location you searched for.

Canton: Aargau Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Zürich  Nearest Village: Wegenstetten
Latitude: 47.497510N  Longitude: 7.929580E
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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
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Chambered Tomb in Aargau


IMPORTANT NOTE: Site believed to be near this position. Remains of Dolmen of which the upright with a sole hole was used as a platform for the local gallows, now in garage of Mr. Hans Schnyder who is involved in local culture.
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