Camp stones
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 56 '32.7 " N , 7 ° 8' 41" E | ||
| place | Traben-Trarbach , Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany | ||
The camp stones (also camp stones ) are two possible menhirs in Traben-Trarbach in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich in Rhineland-Palatinate .
location
The two stones are located in a small forest south of Starkenburg in the municipality of Traben-Trarbach. Your location is just below the highest point of the Starkenburger Höhe. An old Roman road is said to run between them. The stones can be reached and signposted via a dirt road branching off from state road 192.
description
The two stones face each other in an east-west direction. The western one is made of white quartzite . It has a total height of 190 cm; 130 cm of it protrude from the ground. Its width is 120 cm and its depth of 70 cm. The stone is plate-shaped and has a rounded top. It is strongly inclined to the west and must have been raised again in a modern way, since in 1668 both stones were described as lying. The eastern one is no longer upright and has broken in two. It is made of black slate and has a height of 360 cm, a width of 110 cm and a depth of 70 cm. The stone is pillar-shaped and has a rugged surface. There are traces of an attempted demolition, which probably took place after 1918. During a land consolidation in 1970, a round discoloration was found in the ground between the two stones, possibly due to a palisade ring. A bronze children's arm ring was found near the stones, dating from 600 to 400 BC. Dated.
The camp stones are designated as a natural monument of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
The camp stones in regional sagas
There are several legends about the battle stones : They are supposed to guard a Celtic grave. The white stone is said to have defeated the black in a sword fight; therefore this is today. The stones are said to have been placed in memory of a victory in the Thirty Years War .
literature
- Johannes Groht : Menhirs in Germany. State Office for Monument Preservation and Archeology Saxony-Anhalt, Halle (Saale) 2013, ISBN 978-3-943904-18-5 , pp. 306, 346.
- Helmut Wendhut: The Kampstein on the Starkenburger Höhe. In: Yearbook of the Bernkastel-Wittlich district. 2000, p. 166.
Web links
- The Megalithic Portal: Camp stones
- starkenburg-mosel.de: The Kampsteine on the Starkenburger Höhe
- Database of cultural assets in the Trier region: Kampsteine