The "Great Stone of Tonnenheide" is 10 meters long, 7 meters wide, and 3 meters high. It weighs approximately 350 tons. It is the largest known erratic boulder in Northern Germany.
The stone material of this boulder is approximately one billion years old. It is composed of biotite granite. The block most likely originates from the southern Swedish province of Blekinge, an area approximately 750 km from the current site. Around the turn of the century, geologist Professor Dr. Wegener examined the boulder and determined its dimensions to be 7 meters long and 5 meters wide.

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The "Großer Stein von Tonnenheide" is 10 meters long, 7 meters wide and 3 meters high. Its weight is about 350 tons. He is the largest known foundling in Northern Germany. Age, origin and type of this witness of the Ice Age are described by the geologist dr. Alfred Hendricks, Münster. An excerpt from the report and additional statements of the association can be found below.

The boulders that still exist today represent a selection due to weathering, economic exploitation and destruction. The rocks have been widely used for construction, paving stones and gravel.

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