Kesslerloch
Sign in to saveThe Kesslerloch is a cave near Thayngen in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. Located in the Herblingertal valley at the south-eastern foot of the Reiat plateau, the cave is approximately in size and divided by a stone pillar.
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- Instance of
- cave
- Country
- Switzerland
- Located in
- Thayngen
- Elevation
- 440
- Image
- Picswiss SH-03-16.jpg
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- Commons category
- Kesslerloch
- described by source
- Nordisk familjebok
- street address
- Kesslerlochstrasse, 8240 Thayngen
- postal code
- 8240
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The Kesslerloch is a cave near Thayngen in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. Located in the Herblingertal valley at the south-eastern foot of the Reiat plateau, the cave is approximately in size and divided by a stone pillar.
In prehistoric times, reindeer hunters likely used it as a shelter during the summer months between 15,000 and 11,000 years ago (Upper Palaeolithic, Magdalenian culture). Its position in a narrow valley was advantageous for a hunting station, similar to the nearby (approximately northeast) near Engen.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kesslerloch” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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