Ground monument quarry Rosenthaler Weg

Wall of the quarry

Plateau of the quarry

The ground monument of the Rosenthaler Weg quarry extends across from the Herrenstrunden cemetery in Bergisch Gladbach . The area is fenced and now serves as a sheep pasture.

description

The walls of the quarry are important for research and teaching. So far the following fossils have been identified:

• Snails (e.g. Loxonema Murchisonis, Buchelia, Bellerophon ),
• Brachiopods and
• Goniatites .

Ground monument

The area is entered under No. 6 in the list of archaeological monuments in Bergisch Gladbach .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ List of monuments of the city of Bergisch Gladbach, permanent ground monument No. 6

Coordinates: 51 ° 0 ′ 33.8 ″  N , 7 ° 10 ′ 46.1 ″  E