Haag = small wood
This enchanting view point was established on a heap of rubble left from the nearby quarries. The bunter sandstone mined here is fine-grained, of a deep red colour, strong enough for buildings and soft enough for carving sculptures.
In 1890 the first sandstone was quarried in this place, which was extended to 6 ha (15 acres) in 1901. At this time between 80 and 100 quarrymen worked here.
About 200 m (219 yd) to the right the heavy blocks of stone were brought downhill by a gravity incline. As the transport down the Untere Walldürner Straße to the Engelplatz became too dangerous, the first bypass roads, formed by the Ringstraße and the Luitpoldstraße, were built in 1900 leading down to the Main River. From there the stone was shipped to Mainz, Cologne, Denmark, St. Petersburg in Russia and to many other places.
The quarry was shut down in 1980. Nowadays former quarries often provide valuable habitats for many animals and rare species of birds.
