The Naturdenkmal side stone with 496.5 meters above sea level is located in the Hellenhahn-Schellenberg. It is a basalt layer of about 25 m height, the circumference is about 200 m.
The Naturdenkmal side stone with 496.5 meters above sea level is located in the Hellenhahn-Schellenberg. It is a basalt layer of about 25 m height, the circumference is about 200 m.
The side stone surpasses in size and extent the two wolfstones in the Gemarkung Bad Marienberg. An inner and an outer ring wall surround the side stone, the contours of which can still be clearly seen on the western side. The importance of the two ring walls is not exactly known. However, it is assumed that this was a Celtic cult.
According to a legend, dwarfs used to live on the side-stone. A Pottum citizen named Hans Doll came by on his way to Rennerod on the side stone. The dwarves had just spread their treasures of gold, silver, and precious stones in the sunlight, so that it sparkled and flashed. Then a voice called, "Hans Doll, Hans Doll, make your hands and your pockets full." In view of the great treasures and the presence of a small bag, he ran as fast as he could home and came back with a big sack. As he came back to the side-stone, the dwarves and all the treasures had disappeared, and he stood there empty-handed.
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Westernoher Str. 7a
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