Menhir from Walhausen
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 33 '32.5 " N , 7 ° 6' 44.3" E | ||
| place | Nohfelden , OT Walhausen , Saarland , Germany | ||
The Menhir of Walhausen (also known as menhir called) is a menhir at Walhausen , a district of Nohfelden in the district of St. Wendel in the Saarland .
location
The stone is located west of Walhausen in a field. It is on the parcel "Vor Hinkelsborn", right next to the source that gives it its name, "Hinkelsborn".
description
The menhir consists of non-local silicified sandstone . It has a height of 230 cm, a width of 250 cm and a depth of 90 cm. It weighs around 13–15 t. The menhir is disc-shaped and has an irregular surface. It has a deep layered joint on the narrow sides. Artificial traces of processing are not visible.
The stone was originally right next to the spring and was supposed to be used for a war memorial in 1924. However, this plan failed and the stone remained in this place for another 60 years. In 1984 it was moved a few meters and then raised again. The site was also examined archaeologically, but no datable finds were made. Different ages for the stone are therefore purely speculative.
The menhir in regional sagas
There are several legends about the menhir: it should turn around its own axis when the church bells ring at noon. The war chest of Attila or Napoleon is said to be buried under him . According to another legend, a golden carriage is buried under the stone.
literature
- Otto Gödel: Menhirs - a scientific and folkloric contribution to our stone monuments. In: Communications of the Historical Association of the Palatinate. Volume 96, 1998, pp. 73-74.
- Johannes Groht : Menhirs in Germany. State Office for Monument Preservation and Archeology Saxony-Anhalt, Halle (Saale) 2013, ISBN 978-3-943904-18-5 , pp. 13, 358–359, 367.
Web links
- The Megalithic Portal: Menhir Walhausen