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| Keywords: Moisburger Stein.JPG en The Moisburger Stein Engl Moisburg Stone or Stone of Moisburg was set in 1754 to mark the southern end of a forest boundary between the state forest of the then Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg ruled by King George II of Great Britain in his capacity as hereditary Prince-Elector German Kurfürst of Hanover and the common forest accessible to local farmers German Bauernwald It bears the monogram of George II GR II the number 65 No LXV - it was the last of 65 stones set along the eastern boundary of the state forest the date 1750 ANNO MDCCL the year in which this boundary was originally established and the Wolfsangel symbol On the reverse side is the text Amt Moisburg The stone can be found in the woods near Neugraben Hamburg Germany This stone also marks the end of the western boundary of the state forest which originally comprised 87 other stones many of which are extant own TraceyR 2011-09-08 Boundary stones in Lower Saxony Boundary stones in Hamburg 1754 monuments and memorials | ||||
