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Submitted by aolson on Thursday, 03 January 2019 Page Views: 823
Natural PlacesSite Name: Gnappstein auf dem HombergCountry: Switzerland Canton: Zürich Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Mettmenstetten
Latitude: 47.250060N Longitude: 8.477860E
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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Megalithic89 visited on 25th Mar 2021 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4
aolson visited on 1st Jan 2019 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 5 In dry weather it is possible to drive along a field road that is open to all vehicles directly to the site, otherwise it is about a 200 meter walk
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2 Ambience: 3 Access: 4.5
The large conglomerate slab rests at an angle on a large glacial erratic. Today the slab is in contact with the ground, preventing it from rocking under its own weight. Considering the amount of other megalithic sites in the immediate vicinity, this could have been a man-made rocking stone or "Gnappstein".
Source: Stonehenge in Säuliamt by Richard Walker
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