Sacred hillHaut-Rhin

Taennchel (Rocher des Géants)

Thannenkirch

Dimensions

4 km ridge, summit of the Rammelstein at 989 m; Rocher des Géants at 949 m bearing around a hundred cup-marks

Period

Dry-stone wall of 2,300 m mentioned as a property boundary as early as 1473, with no confirmed prehistoric dating

What stands there

1 rocky ridge with carved cup-marks and a long dry-stone wall known as the "Mur Païen" (Pagan Wall)

This sandstone ridge facing Haut-Kœnigsbourg bears the Rocher des Géants (Giants' Rock), carved with around a hundred cup-marks, and a 2.3 km dry-stone wall nicknamed the "Mur Païen" (Pagan Wall). Contrary to a reputation as a "sacred mountain" widespread in esoteric circles, the oldest documented mention of the wall, in 1473, describes it as a simple stone hedge marking the boundary between the lordships of Ribeaupierre and Bergheim — its prehistoric origin is not confirmed, and only the cup-marks are clearly of ancient workmanship.

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Getting there : Waymarked Club Vosgien footpaths from Thannenkirch

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Nearby

Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de DusenbachChapel · Ribeauvillé · 3.5 km
Château du Haut-KœnigsbourgLegendary castle · Orschwiller · 5.1 km
Commanderie du TempelhofTemplar site · Bergheim · 5.8 km
Tilleul de la danse de BergheimVenerable tree · Bergheim · 6.9 km
Notre-Dame des Trois-ÉpisChapel · Ammerschwihr · 16 km
Lac Blanc et le rocher HansLegendary lake / pond · Orbey · 18 km

In the same department

All places — Haut-Rhin (15).