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<< Our Photo Pages >> Rossberg Menhir - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Germany in Hesse

Submitted by KaiHofmann on Monday, 09 December 2013  Page Views: 2060

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Rossberg Menhir
Country: Germany
NOTE: This site is 15.478 km away from the location you searched for.

Land: Hesse Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Marburg  Nearest Village: Rossberg
Latitude: 50.706410N  Longitude: 8.875130E
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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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Rossberg Menhir
Rossberg Menhir submitted by Janek : Rossberg Menhir The menhir was used as a doorpost of the Udenhäuser church Pic from Juni 2022 (Vote or comment on this photo)
1.1m tall standing stone, in early medieval times (re-)used as a church doorpost.
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Rossberg Menhir
Rossberg Menhir submitted by Janek : Rossberg Menhir The menhir was used as a doorpost of the Udenhäuser church Pic from Juni 2022 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Rossberg Menhir by Janek on Saturday, 18 June 2022
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The right postion of the menhir is by 50.70641°, 8.87513°
This is the position of the fomer Udenhäuser Church
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