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<< Our Photo Pages >> Butterstein - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Germany in Lower Saxony, Bremen

Submitted by AlexHunger on Sunday, 09 October 2005  Page Views: 3086

Natural PlacesSite Name: Butterstein
Country: Germany Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Osnabrück  Nearest Village: Vehrte
Latitude: 52.324860N  Longitude: 8.132220E
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
 5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 5 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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Butterstein
Butterstein submitted by AlexHunger : Granit Glacial Erratic From Sweden deposited in Germany about 120,000 Years ago and venerated by our ancestors since then. 14 Tons (Vote or comment on this photo)
Natural Stone / Glacial Erratic in Lower Saxony, Bremen

14 Ton, 3.4 metres wide and 1.4 metres tall glacial erratic also called sacrifice stone according to local legend.
It is said to have been pushed by glaciers from Sweden to its present location over 120,000 years ago. On Gattberg mountain between Belm and Vehrte.
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Butterstein
Butterstein submitted by Janek : Butterstein Pic from march 2022 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Butterstein
Butterstein submitted by Janek : Butterstein info sign Pic from March 2022 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Butterstein Beetzendorf
Butterstein Beetzendorf submitted by johnstone : Cups and holes all over, Aug.28, 2020 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Butterstein Beetzendorf
Butterstein Beetzendorf submitted by johnstone : From here it looks like a big potato, Aug.28, 2020 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Butterstein Beetzendorf
Butterstein Beetzendorf submitted by johnstone : There's also a crack in the middle, Aug.28, 2020 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Butterstein Beetzendorf
Butterstein Beetzendorf submitted by johnstone : Many holes, like Emmenthal cheese, Aug.28, 2020

Butterstein
Butterstein submitted by AlexHunger : Granit Glacial Erratic From Sweden deposited in Germany about 120,000 Years ago and venerated by our ancestors since then. 14 Tons

Butterstein
Butterstein submitted by AlexHunger : Granit Glacial Erratic From Sweden deposited in Germany about 120,000 Years ago and venerated by our ancestors since then. 14 Tons.

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 1.7km SW 235° Belm Steine 2* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
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Re: Butterstein by Martin_L on Sunday, 15 August 2010
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14 tons? Even the visible part is 3,4m x 3,4m x 1,4m = 16,2 m³. Granite has at least 2,6t/m³. Hence the weight of this erratic boulder is > 42 tons.
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