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Grund Stone Row and Menhir
Trip No.8 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Switzerland (Zürich)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 5
Grund Stone Row and Menhir submitted by aolson on 4th Jan 2019. One of the larger stones in the row.
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Cyclopean Wall (Zürich)
Trip No.8 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: Switzerland (Zürich)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2019. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 4
Cyclopean Wall (Zürich) submitted by aolson on 4th Jan 2019. Photo courtesy Richard Walker
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Log Text: Most easily approached along the ridge from the southeast.
Hormatt Stäppel
Trip No.8 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Switzerland (Zürich)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 4
Hormatt Stäppel submitted by aolson on 3rd Jan 2019. Looking along the line of the former row.
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Log Text: Small stone hidden about 2 meters into the forest behind a wood pile.
Steinkreis Bislikerhau
Trip No.8 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Switzerland (Zürich)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Steinkreis Bislikerhau submitted by aolson on 3rd Jan 2019. Entering the circle from the east.
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Log Text: It is possible to drive to within 30 meters of the circle.
Sarhau Menhir
Trip No.8 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Switzerland (Zürich)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2019. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 4
Sarhau Menhir submitted by aolson on 3rd Jan 2019. Small menhir on the Sarhau hill
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Homberg Menhir
Trip No.8 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Switzerland (Zürich)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2019. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5
Homberg Menhir submitted by kflueck on 12th Aug 2013. Homberg Menhir. It is said that the owner of the horse farm nearby found the Menhir laying on his land. He then reerected the large Menhire. About 1.8m high. The Menhir is easy to get to just follow the paved road to the Homberg.
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Log Text: Most photogenic megalith in this area
Steinkreis auf dem Homberg
Trip No.8 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Switzerland (Zürich)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 4
Steinkreis auf dem Homberg submitted by aolson on 3rd Jan 2019. Photo courtesy Richard Walker
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Gnappstein auf dem Homberg
Trip No.8 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: Switzerland (Zürich)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 5
Gnappstein auf dem Homberg submitted by aolson on 3rd Jan 2019. The "Gnappstein" along the hiking path from Homberg to Paradis.
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Log Text: 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
Jungholz Steinreihe
Trip No.8 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Switzerland (Zürich)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Rembrig Steinreihe submitted by kflueck on 13th Aug 2013. Lochstein at the end of the stone row.
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Log Text: Long row of low, scattered stones with many gaps.
Wellenweid Steinreihen
Trip No.8 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Switzerland (Zürich)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Wellenweid Steinreihen submitted by kflueck on 12th Aug 2013. Site near Rifferswil Switzerland
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Grüthau Steinreihe
Trip No.8 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Switzerland (Zürich)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Grüthau Steinreihe submitted by aolson on 3rd Jan 2019. Large menhir at the northern end of the row.
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Grüti Lochstein
Trip No.8 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Holed Stone
Country: Switzerland (Zürich)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2019. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5
Grüti Lochstein submitted by aolson on 3rd Jan 2019. Site in Zürich Switzerland
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Schliifi Steinreihen
Trip No.9 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Switzerland (Zürich)
Visited: Yes on 25th Jan 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Schliifi Steinreihen submitted by aolson on 26th Jan 2019. The spring at the SE end of the longer row.
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Log Text: Although the row can be seen in satellite pictures, the individual stones can only be seen in the winter.
Tannbüel Menhir and Alignment
Trip No.9 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Switzerland (Zürich)
Visited: Yes on 25th Jan 2019. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5
Tannbüel Menhir and Alignment submitted by aolson on 26th Jan 2019. Menhir near Mettmenstetten. This and 5 other stones in the woods in the background line up directly with the village church.
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Log Text: Nice setting on a hill overlooking the village. It is possible to drive to with about 10 meters of the stone.
Oberholz Menhir
Trip No.9 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Switzerland (Zürich)
Visited: Yes on 25th Jan 2019. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 4
Oberholz Menhir submitted by aolson on 26th Jan 2019. Site in Zürich Switzerland
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Log Text: It is possible to drive to within about 20 meters of the stone.
Altgrüt Lochstein
Trip No.9 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Holed Stone
Country: Switzerland (Zürich)
Visited: Yes on 25th Jan 2019. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 4
Altgrüt Lochstein submitted by aolson on 25th Jan 2019. Looking roughly north through the hole.
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Buelwald Menhirs
Trip No.9 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Switzerland (Zürich)
Visited: Yes on 25th Jan 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Buelwald Menhirs submitted by aolson on 25th Jan 2019. Southernmost stone in the series, at 47.23435, 8.46532
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Log Text: Some of the fallen menhirs look like they could have been placed by a mini-Obelix due to their shape.
Allmend Alignment
Trip No.9 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Switzerland (Zürich)
Visited: Yes on 25th Jan 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Allmend Alignment submitted by aolson on 25th Jan 2019. Looking east along the alignment.
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Log Text: According to some sources, the row extends further west, but other sources say only 8 stones.
Althau Menhirs
Trip No.10 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Switzerland (Aargau)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Feb 2019. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Althau Menhirs submitted by aolson on 3rd Mar 2019. Site in Aargau Switzerland
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Log Text: The most impressive megalithic site I have visited. It was amazing to walk along the top of the hill and watch a seemingly endless number of menhirs, stone circles, and rows appear out of the fog.
Bonstetten Schladhau Menhir
Trip No.10 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Switzerland (Zürich)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Feb 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Bonstetten Schladhau Menhir submitted by aolson on 22nd Feb 2019. Photo courtesy Richard Walker
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