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Feddersen Wierde
Date Added: 11th Aug 2021
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 7th Aug 2021. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Feddersen Wierde submitted by dodomad on 16th Jan 2018. Feddersen Wierde is an ancient terp settlement in Wremen (Lower Saxony/Germany). It was inhabitated from the 1rst century BC to the 5th century AD, until the people left the settlement in order to travel to England, where they became Anglo-Saxons.
Model displayed in the museum Burg Bederkesa (Lower Saxony/Germany).
Picture from the press release:
Germanen: Siedlungsbau und heftige Gefechte mit den Römern. In: Spiegel online (07.04.2013).
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/archaeol...
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Pipinsburg
Date Added: 10th Aug 2021
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 5
Pipinsburg submitted by CharcoalBurner89 on 27th Jul 2021. The remaining parts of the hillfort are clearly visible because the are not so old as the Heidenschanze or Heidenstadt.
July 23, 2021
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Rillensteine im Sachsenhain
Date Added: 10th Aug 2021
Site Type: Sculptured Stone
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Aug 2021. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5
Rillensteine im Sachsenhain submitted by CharcoalBurner89 on 8th Aug 2021. One of the three furrow stones in the Sachsenhain.
August 8, 2021
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Holter Heide Huegelgraeber
Date Added: 10th Aug 2021
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 9th Aug 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Holter Heide Huegelgraeber submitted by Andreas on 18th Jun 2012. view, approximately from the West, to one the barrows
(picture from September 2010)
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Krahnstein Huegelgrab
Date Added: 10th Aug 2021
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 9th Aug 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Krahnstein Huegelgrab submitted by Andreas on 6th Jun 2012. The barrow seen approximately from the Southwest
(May 2012)
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Summstein Bremerhaven
Date Added: 10th Aug 2021
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 5th Aug 2021. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 3 Access 4
Summstein Bremerhaven submitted by Harald_Platta on 10th Aug 2021. The Summstein ("Humming Stone") is a modern stone sculpture situated in Bremerhaven (Bremen/Germany).
The photo was taken on a rainy day in August 2021.
Platta, 2021
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Houston Museum of Natural Science
Date Added: 12th Apr 2021
Site Type: Museum
Country: United States (The Southwest)
Visited: Yes on 15th Mar 2012. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
Houston Museum of Natural Science submitted by Creative Commons on 12th Apr 2021. Standing Maya Lord, 600-900 AD.
Exhibit in the Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, Texas, USA.
Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Kyōto Gosho
Date Added: 10th Apr 2021
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: Japan (Honshū)
Visited: Yes on 4th Nov 2005. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Kyōto Gosho submitted by Aska on 10th Apr 2021. Site in Honshū Japan
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Grotenberg
Date Added: 28th Mar 2021
Site Type: Rock Outcrop
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jun 2020. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Grotenberg submitted by Harald_Platta on 28th Mar 2021. The Grotenberg is rock face in Bochum (North Rhine-Westphalia/Germany). This kind of a high rock cliff is unusual for the surrounding area. It has been speculated whether it might have been a part of a pagan sanctuary. The name (Grote = the Great = Odin) could support this possible connection.
Platta 2020
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Steinsetzung Hünefeld
Date Added: 24th Mar 2021
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 24th Mar 2021. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 2 Access 5
Steinsetzung Hünefeld submitted by Harald_Platta on 24th Mar 2021. The stone setting at the Hünefeld street in Wuppertal (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) is a modern sculpture that visually resembles a megalithic site.
View at the complete setting.
Platta 2021
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Summstein Schellenberg
Date Added: 21st Mar 2021
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 27th Feb 2014. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 4
Summstein Schellenberg submitted by Harald_Platta on 21st Mar 2021. The Summstein Schellenberg is a modern stone sculpture situated in Schellenberg forest in Essen (North Rhine-Westphalia/Germany).
Platta, February 2014
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Stadtmuseum und Römerpark Bergkamen
Date Added: 3rd Nov 2020
Site Type: Museum
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2020. My rating: Ambience 4 Access 5
Stadtmuseum und Römerpark Bergkamen submitted by Harald_Platta on 4th Oct 2020. Archaeological educational trail (Archäologischer Lehrpfad Römerlager Oberarden) in Oberarden/Bergkamen (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). Several information panels remind of the Roman past of this area. The picture shows parts of the remains of the small arena near the fortification.
© Platta August 2020
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Klausberg Hügelgrab
Date Added: 8th Aug 2020
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Would like to visit on 1st Jan 0000
Klausberg Hügelgrab submitted by Creative Commons on 9th Mar 2015. Klausberg Hügelgrab
By ArthurMcGill (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Großer Stein am Röhrberg
Date Added: 6th Aug 2020
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 5th Aug 2020. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Großer Stein am Röhrberg submitted by Harald_Platta on 6th Aug 2020. The Großer Stein am Röhrberg is a stone described in local legends. It is thought to be located on Röhrberg hill in Bönen (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany).
The picture shows a boulder that is unusually big for this area. It has been found in the woods on Röhrberg hill and was brought down to the street at the food of the hill in 1965. It is not known, if exactly this individual boulder is linked to the original legends.
The picture was taken in August 2020.
© Platta 2020
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Waldsee Bönen
Date Added: 6th Aug 2020
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 5th Aug 2020. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 4
Waldsee Bönen submitted by Harald_Platta on 6th Aug 2020. The Waldsee Bönen, also called Mergelbergteich, is a well and a lake in Bönen (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany).
Several legends are associated with the lake. It has been speculated that it might have been a part of a Germanic sanctuary.
The picture was taken in August 2020.
© Platta 2020
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Karl-Pollender-Stadtmuseum Werne
Date Added: 6th Aug 2020
Site Type: Museum
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 5th Aug 2020. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Karl-Pollender-Stadtmuseum Werne submitted by Harald_Platta on 6th Aug 2020. The Karl-Pollender-Stadtmuseum is a local history museum in Werne (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany).
The picture was taken in August 2020.
© Platta 2020
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Summstein Holthausen
Date Added: 31st Jul 2020
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 31st Jul 2020. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 3 Access 4
Summstein Holthausen submitted by Harald_Platta on 31st Jul 2020. The Summstein ("Humming Stone") is a modern stone sculpture in Mülheim an der Ruhr (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). The stone carries the inscriptions of the names of the people that have been burried in this part of the cemetery wood without further grave markings. Another standing stone has been erected close by, possibly as a future second Summstein.
The picture was taken in July 2020.
© Platta 2020
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St. Olav`s Way Oslo
Date Added: 25th Mar 2020
Site Type: Marker Stone
Country: Norway (Oslo)
Visited: Yes on 15th Sep 2010. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5
St. Olav`s Way Oslo submitted by Harald_Platta on 25th Mar 2020. The start of the pilgrim`s route St. Olav`s way in Oslo (Norway) is located at a modern marker stone, which has the inscription “643 km til Nidaros”. The marker stone is situated close to the remains of St. Halvard Cathedral. The end of the way is the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, which was built over the burial site of King Olav II (c. 995-1030).
The picture was taken in September 2010.
© Platta 2010
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Kongsgaarden
Date Added: 18th Mar 2020
Site Type: Ancient Palace
Country: Norway (Oslo)
Visited: Yes on 15th Sep 2010. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Kongsgaarden submitted by Harald_Platta on 18th Mar 2020. Kongsgaarden was the fortified residence of King Harald Hardrada (1015-1066). The founding of the residence is widely recognized as the beginning of today`s Norwegian capital Oslo. The death of Hardrada is considered to mark the end of the Viking Age.
The picture was taken in September 2010.
© Platta 2010
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Novaesium
Date Added: 29th Feb 2020
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Visited: Yes on 7th Sep 2017. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 5
Novaesium submitted by Harald_Platta on 29th Feb 2020. The Jupitersäule ("Jupiter stele" is located near the former entrance of the Roman castrum Novaesium, which would finally become today`s Neuss (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany).
The base shows representations of Hercules, Ceres, Mercury and Vulcanus, while the pillar shows the images of Juno, Minerva and Mercury. Jupiters sits on top of the stele.
The original (3rd century) can be seen in the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn.
The picture was taken in September 2017.
© Platta 2017
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