Menhir from Bollendorf
| Menhir from Bollendorf Druid stone, corner stone | |||
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 51 '44.1 " N , 6 ° 22' 23.3" E | ||
| place | Bollendorf , Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany | ||
The menhir of Bollendorf (also known as Druidenstein or Eckstein ) is a menhir near Bollendorf in the Eifel district of Bitburg-Prüm in Rhineland-Palatinate .
location
The stone is located northeast of Bollendorf and west of Ferschweiler on the Ferschweiler Plateau, about 1.5–2 km south of the highest point. He stands at the intersection of two forest paths on the edge of a field. The menhir sometimes served as a corridor boundary, from which the name "corner stone" is derived. 1.3 km north are the Fraubillenkreuz and the Menhirs of Nusbaum , 2.7 km and 3.6 km northeast are the Langenstein and the Druidenstein near Holsthum . In addition, there were probably four or five other menhirs on the Ferschweiler plateau that no longer exist today. It is unclear whether all these menhirs were part of a larger complex, especially since there is clearly no line of sight between the menhir of Bollendorf and the Fraubillenkreuz as well as the druid stone of Holsthum.
description
The menhir consists of Lias - sandstone . It has a height of 220 cm, a width of 157 cm and a depth of 60 cm. The stone is plate-shaped, slightly curved and has an approximately rectangular cross-section. Its top is flattened. One narrow side has a grooving groove in the upper area. Furthermore, several crosses and letters are carved on the stone.
literature
- Gisela Graichen : The cult place book. A guide to old sacrificial sites, shrines and places of worship in Germany. Hamburg 1990, pp. 283, 286.
- Johannes Groht : Menhirs in Germany. State Office for Monument Preservation and Archeology Saxony-Anhalt, Halle (Saale) 2013, ISBN 978-3-943904-18-5 , pp. 260, 326.
- Horst Kirchner: The menhirs in Central Europe and the menhir thought (= Academy of Sciences and Literature. Treatises of the humanities and social sciences class. Born 1955, No. 9). Wiesbaden 1955, p. 152.
- Volker Kneidl: The "Nusbaumer Menhirs" on the Ferschweiler Plateau, Bitburg-Prüm district. In: Trier magazine. Volume 67/68, 2004/5, pp. 13-22.
- Paul Steiner: Significant new finds from the Ferschweiler plateau. In: Trierischer Volksfreund. Volume 56, No. 185, August 13, 1931, supplement.
- Josef Steinhausen: local knowledge Trier-Mettendorf. In: Archaeological Map of the Rhine Province. Volume 1, 1932, pp. 48-49.
Web links
- The Megalithic Portal: Druidenstein Bollendorf
Individual evidence
- ^ Johannes Groht: Menhirs in Germany. P. 326.