On the mountain side just above the wall foot
A trapezoidal opening can be seen in the ash wall, which is immediately reminiscent of a StollenMundLoch. From the hiking trail it seems that the opening in the rock is difficult to reach. On closer examination, however, it turns out that a broken, huge boulder, detached from the wall, allows relatively easy access.
The rock hole has long been called the owl hole. What a fact it is
With this designation it has not yet been possible to find out. The purpose and age of this rock hole were also unclear for a long time. The tunnel profile with the two recognizable boreholes suggests mining activity. At J.A. Schultes was able to find a passage in the text that can only relate to the owl hole. Schultes writes: “Up on the Sieg wall, on the way towards the Strupp you can see a square hole in the rock. One should believe that it is impossible for people to climb there, and yet games hunters are suffocating and looking for ores there! "
This should at least clarify the purpose of the owl hole, where probably work people and not hunters perform this professional work. The age of this Prospekts John's activity can thus be classified as being in the 18th century or a little earlier, as Schultes' travelogues date from the years 1794-1808.