Druidenstein

The Druidenstein is a cone-shaped basalt rock in the upland above the town of Kirchen on the Sieg. It is about 25 million years old (Young Tertiary) and covers an area of about 100 m². Its unusual shape was caused when lava forced itself through the Devonian greywacke of the basement and then solidified. As a result, prismatic basalt columns formed at right angles to the cooling surface.
The Druidenstein was probably used by the Celts as a religious site and gathering place. Many legends and myths are linked to it. There are legends of Gallic druids or druidesses, "wild people" and others who are said to have performed rituals and other things at the Druidenstein. It is also likely that the Druidenstein was a religious site of the Chatti, who built a thing site and worshiped the sun here.
The highest tip was broken off for tactical reasons during the Thirty Years War, so that enemy troops could not orient themselves by it. At that time the tip was still visible from a long way off and there were hardly any woods.
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