Menhir from Bad Säckingen
| Menhir from Bad Säckingen | |||
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| Coordinates | 47 ° 33 '23.4 " N , 7 ° 55' 51.6" E | ||
| place | Bad Säckingen , Baden-Württemberg , Germany | ||
The menhir of Bad Säckingen is a prehistoric menhir in Bad Säckingen in the district of Waldshut in Baden-Württemberg . It was discovered in 1956 and raised again.
location
The stone is located on the western outskirts of Bad Säckingen on the forest cemetery . It was on the edge of a Neolithic settlement, where it was discovered in the thick undergrowth in 1956. He was later raised at the site.
description
The menhir is made of granite , which is not found in the vicinity. It is compact and has a square cross-section with slightly rounded edges. It tapers upwards and ends in a blunt surface. The stone has a height of 107 cm, a width of 70 cm and a thickness of 40 cm; it is 43 cm deep in the earth. The surface of the stone was exposed to running water for a long time; Furthermore, a crack is visible, which is probably more recent.
literature
- Egon Gersbach: Prehistory of the High Rhine (finds and sites in the districts of Säckingen and Waldshut). In: Baden find reports. Special issue 11, 1969, p. 174.
- Johannes Groht : Menhirs in Germany. State Office for Monument Preservation and Archeology Saxony-Anhalt, Halle (Saale) 2013, ISBN 978-3-943904-18-5 , pp. 74, 87.
Web links
- The Megalithic Portal: Menhir Bad Säckingen
- A stone as a witness of the past . In: suedkurier.de. January 4, 2010.
Individual evidence
- ^ Johannes Groht: Menhirs in Germany. P. 87.