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The Sandstone Monument

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The Sandstone Monument

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The Sandstone Monument

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Location: East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Bench With View of the Fields – Verduynlos in the Kravaalbos loop from Mazenzele

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2. Observation Tower - Stinnetjesaan – Living Hop Monument, Meldert loop from Affligem

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3. Kravaalbos Forest – Leibeek source area loop from Meldert

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Willem VS

November 28, 2024

The Sandstone Monument was erected in memory of sandstone mining. It was unveiled on August 25, 1978.
The sandstone monument is a vertical stone of 4 meters high, is 1 meter in the ground and weighs 8 tons. There are traces of fossils.

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

April 21, 2025

In this square, you can see an upright sandstone. It stands here as a reminder of the sandstone quarries once operated by Affligem Abbey. If you look closely, you can still find traces of fossils in it; this sandstone was actually formed from the sediment of a tropical sea that once flooded the land here.

Source: toerismeaffligem.be/blikvangers/meldertdorp.html

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The Sandstone Monument

1. Bench With View of the Fields – Verduynlos in the Kravaalbos loop from Mazenzele

2. Observation Tower - Stinnetjesaan – Living Hop Monument, Meldert loop from Affligem

3. Kravaalbos Forest – Leibeek source area loop from Meldert

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