Menhir of Seisla

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The menhir of Seisla was probably a prehistoric menhir near Seisla in the Saale-Orla district , Thuringia . It was likely destroyed in the late 19th or early 20th century.

location

The former location has remained unknown, according to Christian Keferstein the menhir stood under the Buchberg around 1846. Waldtraut Schrickel identified this field name in 1957 with an elevation near the town, now known as Buchenberg, but precise information on the location is still missing.

description

The menhir was made of sandstone and was pillar-shaped. Dimensions are not available. For Horst Kirchner , the assignment as a menhir was not guaranteed. Waldtraut Schrickel was unable to find him during an inspection of the site in 1957.

literature

  • Alfred Götze , Paul Höfer , Paul Zschiesche: The prehistoric and early historical antiquities of Thuringia. Kabitzsch, Würzburg 1909, p. 387 ( online ).
  • Christian Keferstein : Views on Celtic antiquities, the Celts in general and especially in Germany. Volume I, Halle 1846, p. 45 ( online ).
  • 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. 186.
  • Waldtraut Schrickel : Western European elements in the Neolithic and the Early Bronze Age of Central Germany. Part I. Catalog. Publications of the State Museum for Prehistory Dresden, Volume 5, VEB Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1957, p. 60.