Grafenau monolith
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 50 '17 " N , 13 ° 26' 43.6" E | ||
| place | Grafenau , Bavaria , Germany | ||
The Grafenau monolith is a possible menhir near Grafenau in the Freyung-Grafenau district in Bavaria .
Location and find history
The stone is located southeast of Grafenau, in a wooded area between the districts of Neudorf and Seiboldenreuth . It was discovered around 2004. 3.5 km to the southeast is the Ringelai stone circle and not far from there is another monolith at Neidberg .
description
There is no information about the material of the stone. It is blade-shaped and inclined at 45 °, but is said to have stood upright until 2004. Its height is 200 cm, its width 100 cm and its thickness 70 cm.
literature
- Johannes Groht : Menhirs in Germany. State Office for Monument Preservation and Archeology Saxony-Anhalt, Halle (Saale) 2013, ISBN 978-3-943904-18-5 , pp. 102, 107.
Web links
- The Megalithic Portal: Neudorf Monolith
Individual evidence
- ^ Johannes Groht: Menhirs in Germany. P. 107.