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The "Three Murderers" barrow near Bonerath/Holzerath Celtic stone grave Three large quartzite blocks lie in a larch forest near the Holzerath-Reinsfeld road. They are popularly known as the "Three Murderers". Where the road from Holzerath reaches the edge of the forest, you have to follow the road into the forest for about 100 m and then turn right into a small aisle. After a few steps, you will see the quartzite blocks lying disorderly next to each other. They were obviously brought here by human hand. Although a detailed archaeological investigation is still pending, it can be assumed with great certainty that this is a destroyed grave from the early period of the settlement history of our region. It resembles the mound graves found in northern Germany. This burial method is extremely rare in our area. A destroyed barrow? Three murderers turned to stone? There are countless stories about the group of three quartzite blocks in the Osburg Hochwald near Holzerath. The shape and arrangement of the stone blocks could point to a Celtic stone tomb created by human hands and now destroyed, as they are predominantly found in northern Germany. However, there have been no archaeological investigations so far that would unequivocally identify the accumulation of stones as a barrow.

Since time immemorial, the group of three stones has fired the imagination of the inhabitants in the surrounding villages. The quartzite blocks became popularly known as the "Three Murderers", whose origin is described in countless variations in a legend.

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