FREYLAY
The Freylay is an amphitheatre-like rock formation which was used as a sanctuary during Iron Age and the Gallo-Roman era.
In prehistoric times, some rocks were even used as polissoirs to polish tools or weapons. You still can identify furrows while exploring the cult site.
You’ll also discover the Häerdcheslee which is a rock with a relief representing a Celtic man and woman. This sepulchral monument dates from around 100 AD and was mentioned by Victor Hugo in his 1869 novel L’Homme qui rit.
The most complete information about this site can be found here:
Jean ENGLING. - L’homme et la femme sur la roche. in : Publications de la Société pour la Recherche et la Conservation des Monuments Historiques dans le Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (PSH), Vol. 2, Luxembourg 1846, pp. 95–103.
Please consider that you move on a unique historical site: no carving, no vandalism, no littering and there's no need to climb the rocks for the calculations. Thank you.
Enjoy the short hike and the special atmosphere.
To the multi-cache:
- Park your car at N 49° 43.700’ / E 6° 13.200’
There’s a date on a panel: AB mars CDEF
- Go to N 49° 43.690’ / E 6° 13.035’ You are at the sepulchral monument. Enter the passage between the two rocks.
Numbers under C + I : GH.I.JKLM
- Go to N 49° 43.696’ / E 6° 12.932’ You are inside the Freylay now. Feel free to visit and respect this ancient sanctuary.
At 330° there’s a cave inside the rock. Find a name with dates. The first 3 letters are NOP. The first 3 numbers are QRS.
- Go to N 49° 43.(H) (N/P) (F/A)’ / E 6° 13.(K) (S) (E-C)’
The two numbers on the tree: TU = 17
- Go to the final: N 49° 4 (I+L). (SxOxU) + (SxD+S+F)’ / E 6° 1 (G+M). (NxBxR) + (IxJxE)’