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Absalom’s Tomb (Stone Cairn)

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Absalom’s Tomb (Stone Cairn)

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Absalom’s Tomb (Stone Cairn)

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Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord

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Location: Offenburg, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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3. Brandeckturm and Brandeckkopf – Freudentaler Eck Shelter loop from Offenburg Kreisschulzentrum

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StK

June 30, 2019

A pile of readings - the stone chunks piled up in a pyramid
north under the 1895 built Brandeckturm - "Absaloms grave" called.

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Trailhunter T. 🇬🇷

May 3, 2020

Nice trails around it.
You can't find out what the grave is all about.

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Susi Sorglos

October 22, 2024

For anyone interested in the background, I have heard the story about the pile of stones that it dates back to a time when agriculture was practiced on the heights. The stones were collected from the fields and piled up. This particular pile of stones became a prominent waypoint and was named in reference to Absalom's tomb near Jerusalem. I was told by someone else that a cyclist once died there in a competition and that stones have been placed there in remembrance ever since. I don't have reliable sources for either, but given the size of the stones, the first story seems more plausible to me.

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Location: Offenburg, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Absalom’s Tomb (Stone Cairn)

1. View of Schloss Staufenberg – View from the Lothar Monument loop from Appenweier

2. White Cross at Wolfsgrube – Schützenhaus Wolfsgrube loop from Offenburg

3. Brandeckturm and Brandeckkopf – Freudentaler Eck Shelter loop from Offenburg Kreisschulzentrum

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