Wallonie

Verviers

Jalhay

Großer Stein von Houssé (Solwaster Pseudodolmen)

Wallonie

Großer Stein von Houssé (Solwaster Pseudodolmen)

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Großer Stein von Houssé (Solwaster Pseudodolmen)

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Placering: Jalhay, Verviers, Liège, Wallonie, Vallonien, Belgien

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19. april 2022

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This huge quartzite "table" has an estimated weight of 17,000 kg and is 3.75 m long.
Source: tourismejalhaysart.be/en/patrimoine/dolmen-legendes-solwaster-jalhay

Formerly known as "The Great Stone of Houssé", this "table" made of quartzite (about 500 million years old) was discovered in September 1887 by Théodor Britte (owner of springs in Verviers) overgrown with heather and ferns, before spruce trees were planted here.
Source: geocaching.com/geocache/GCJ3RV_solwaster-dolmen

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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾

18. februar 2024

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In a report published in 2012, geologists from the University of Liège update the geological criticism of this megalithic pseudo-monument by concluding: "We therefore propose to abandon the dolmen hypothesis and to represent this rock as a simple megalith formed by natural processes that took place in a periglacial climate."
Source: sparealites.be/solwaster

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Marco

7. juni 2019

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The dolmen of Solwaster, (also called the large stone of Houssé), is a pseudodolmen south of Solwaster near Spa near the Statte river in the province of Liège in Belgium. …

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