Sacrificial stones (Schöngeising)
The so-called sacrificial stones near Schöngeising in the Fürstenfeldbruck district are prehistoric limestone and sandstones and possible grooved stones . Coordinates: 48 ° 7 ′ 30.9 ″ N , 11 ° 11 ′ 23.6 ″ E
location
The stones are located about 250 meters southwest of the heavily worn Sunderburg in a hollow in the high forest between Schöngeising and Grafrath .
Description and history
The two almost parallel, slightly reddish stones with cross-furrows running through each other are weathered limestone and sandstones . It is very likely that they were brought in during the worm ice age and exposed in the 19th century in search of limestone. The stones originally come from the Central Alps. They were discovered around 1880.
They are sometimes popularly referred to as "blood stones".
Mystification
The legend that Celtic peoples used the erratic boulders as a ritual sacrificial site has been around since the 19th century. However, such usage has not been verified and historically is considered very unlikely.
Because of their mystification, the stones are a meeting point for esotericists , occultists and satanists . Associated rituals were observed there and have already resulted in police measures.
literature
- Thomas Steinhardt: Secrets, myths, legends, riddles and hidden places in the Fürstenfeldbruck district. Fürstenfeldbruck, 2019.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ SZ: Well-traveled stones. The origins of minerals on the banks of the Amper. Interview with Christa Spangenberg. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. Munich, July 18, 1998. Munich-Land-Süd, p. 5.
- ↑ Stefan Salger: Gold in the well. There are legends and rumors about the Sunderburg. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. Munich, August 11, 2011. p. 13.
- ↑ a b c Secrets, myths, legends, riddles and hidden places in the Fürstenfeldbruck district. July 26, 2018, accessed April 22, 2019 .