Menhir from Kirberg
| Menhir from Kirberg | |||
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 18 '37.2 " N , 8 ° 9' 46.3" E | ||
| place | Hünstelden , OT Kirberg , Hessen , Germany | ||
The Kirberg menhir is a prehistoric menhir in Kirberg , a district of Hünstelden in the Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse . It was discovered in 1945 and moved to the Kirberg cemetery, where it is now used as a war memorial for those who died in World War II .
location
The stone was discovered 2.5 km south of Kirberg at the confluence of two streams and was initially not recognized as a menhir. Today he is in the local cemetery in front of the chapel. The Dauborn menhir is 1.1 km to the northeast .
description
The menhir consists of quartzitic sandstone , the exact origin of which is unknown. It is barrel-shaped and has a rounded tip. The stone has a height of 180 cm, a width of 120 cm and a thickness of 90 cm.
literature
- Dietmar Elsner: Two menhirs discovered in Kirberg. In: Our home: A yearbook for the citizens of the Limburg-Weilburg district. 1980, pp. 114-117.
- Johannes Groht : Menhirs in Germany. State Office for Monument Preservation and Archeology Saxony-Anhalt, Halle (Saale) 2013, ISBN 978-3-943904-18-5 , pp. 120, 151.
- Fritz-Rudolf Herrmann , Albrecht Jockenhövel : The prehistory of Hesse . Theiss, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-8062-0458-6 , p. 415ff.
Web links
- The Megalithic Portal: Kirberg Menhir
Individual evidence
- ^ Johannes Groht: Menhirs in Germany. P. 151.