Description
The Hessian Skittles are a group of nine extinct volcanoes in the northwestern and lowest part of the Rhön Mountains in East Hesse, Germany. This striking collection of domed hills or kuppen is located in the counties of Hersfeld-Rotenburg and Fulda in the northwestern part of the Kuppen Rhön east of Eiterfeld and south of Schenklengsfeld.Geology and historyThe heart of these kuppen, that were called the Hessian Skittles thanks to their similar shape and number, consists mainly of basalt columns (see also under Stoppelsberg), that were formed as the lava cooled off.According to legend, the giants had a skittle alley here, using the Stoppelsberg as the bowling ball.
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