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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Vorholz KreisgrabenanlageCountry: Germany Land: Rhineland-Palatinate Type: Henge
Nearest Town: Mainz Nearest Village: Bechenheim
Latitude: 49.709911N Longitude: 7.983861E
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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Henge in Rhineland-Palatinate
In the Vorholz forest district 32 there is a double circular rampart with an outer diameter of 17 m, an inner diameter of 9 m and 1 m height. Around this site there are many burial mounds. It was probably a Bronze Age or Early Iron Age sanctuary.
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10.2km SSW 203° Donnersberg (Dannenfels)* Ancient Village or Settlement
10.5km NNE 32° Langer Stein Flonheim* Standing Stone (Menhir)
11.6km N 3° Hinkelstein von Gumbsheim* Standing Stone (Menhir)
11.6km NNE 25° Armsheimer Menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir)
11.7km NNE 26° Hinkelstein Armsheim* Standing Stone (Menhir)
12.1km NNE 27° Spitze Stein* Standing Stone (Menhir)
12.1km NNE 27° Dicke Stein* Standing Stone (Menhir)
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12.3km ESE 118° Einselthum Kenotaph Chambered Tomb
12.4km E 79° Steinkreis Dautenheim* Stone Circle
12.5km E 79° Dautenheim Hinkelstein * Standing Stone (Menhir)
12.5km NW 316° Altenbamberg Grabhuegelfeld Barrow Cemetery
12.7km W 279° Alsenz Hinkelstein* Standing Stone (Menhir)
12.9km ESE 122° Zell (Pfalz/Palatinate)* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
12.9km S 191° Keltendorf Steinbach* Museum
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