<< Our Photo Pages >> Kapellenberg Hofheim - Hillfort in Germany in Hesse
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Kapellenberg HofheimCountry: Germany
NOTE: This site is 4.575 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: Hesse Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Frankfurt am Main Nearest Village: Hofheim
Latitude: 50.099014N Longitude: 8.436720E
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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On the 292m tall Kapellenberg several prehistoric hillforts/ramparts wer built. The first one was a hillfort of the neolithic Michelsberg culture, where the ramparts today are still to see. Also a rampart of the neolithic Corded Ware culture and a roman tower could be visited.
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38m S 177° Grabhügel Kapellenberg* Round Barrow(s)
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17.3km E 86° Frankfurt Archaelogisches Museum* Museum
17.3km E 86° Frankfurt Museum für Vor-und Frühgeschichte Museum
18.7km W 259° Summstein Freudenberg Modern Stone Circle etc
18.7km E 100° Rainheeg Grabhügelgruppe Barrow Cemetery
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18.8km WNW 282° Spitzenstein Taunusstein Rock Outcrop
18.8km SSW 207° Laubenheimer Stein* Standing Stone (Menhir)
18.8km NNW 348° Ringwall Waldems Hillfort
18.9km W 281° Altenstein Taunusstein Rock Outcrop
19.5km NE 36° Gluckenstein* Standing Stone (Menhir)
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