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Fairy Rock (Crans Montana, Valais)

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Lower Schelter of the Rock Castle Fairy Rock in Crans Montana, Valais Switzerland, 2020
Lower Schelter of the Rock Castle Fairy Rock in Crans Montana, Valais Switzerland, 2020

The ruins of the rock castle called Fairy Rock (French: Rocher des Fées) are located in the municipality of Crans-Montana, Valais, Switzerland, between Mollens and Aminona, more precisely in a rock face at the hamlet Les Echerts. The ruins are rather well preserved, and can be easily admired from nearby. Due to its location in the rock, however, accessing the inside is difficult. The rock castle was built at the end of the 12th century, and was probably used as a refuge during the wars and raids of that period. This rock castle is registered in the Swiss inventory of cultural property under the name Roches des Fées. It should not be confused with the Cave of the Fairies (French: Grotte aux Fées) near Saint-Maurice, in lower Valais.

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Fairy Rock (Crans Montana, Valais)
Route de l'Aminona, Crans-Montana

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N 46.3258 ° E 7.5202 °
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Route de l'Aminona
3963 Crans-Montana
Wallis, Switzerland
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Lower Schelter of the Rock Castle Fairy Rock in Crans Montana, Valais Switzerland, 2020
Lower Schelter of the Rock Castle Fairy Rock in Crans Montana, Valais Switzerland, 2020
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