Ringelai stone circle
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 48 '53.9 " N , 13 ° 28' 41" E | ||
| place | Ringelai , Bavaria , Germany | ||
The Ringelai stone circle is a prehistoric stone circle near Ringelai in the Freyung-Grafenau district in Bavaria .
Location and find history
The stone circle is located northeast above Ringelai in the “Weberholz” forest in the “Freudenhain” parcel . It lies there on a plateau, the edges of which are marked by natural rocks. Until the 1950s, the area was not yet forested. The stone circle can be reached via a footpath that leads off the mountain road. The stone circle was discovered around the year 2000. The Grafenau monolith is 3.5 km to the northwest ; to the west or northwest of Neidberg lies the Neidberg monolith .
description
According to various statements, the stone circle consists of seven or nine or ten stones that enclose a plate. The stone has a diameter of about 4 m. There is another stone 3 m away, which may also belong to the ring.
Say
No legends are known about the stone circle itself, but healing powers are ascribed to the rocks in its vicinity.
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. 100-101, 107.
Web links
- The Megalithic Portal: Ringelai Stone Circle