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Natural PlacesSite Name: Altenstein TaunussteinCountry: Germany
NOTE: This site is 7.593 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: Hesse Type: Rock Outcrop
Nearest Town: Wiesbaden Nearest Village: Taunusstein
Latitude: 50.131314N Longitude: 8.176659E
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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Rock Outcrop in Hesse
The Altenstein is a probable is a large rock which was a possible ancient hill sanctuary. Some 200 meters away to the west, a hillfort with unknown age could be visited. Another large rock lies to the north-east, the so called Spitzenstein.
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