The path from Schöntal Monastery leads through an avenue of linden trees to the Chapel of the Holy Sepulcher (Heiliggrabkapelle) on the "Kreuzberg" (Cross Mountain). Abbott Benedikt Knittel had this chapel built between 1716 and 1720 on a mountain spur over the Jagst river valley. The Baroque octagonal building is modeled after the upper floors of towers of the Monastery Church. An artificial grotto with a holy grave inset in the floor can be reached from a terrace. Life-sized stone figures also populate an artificial Mount of Olives.
The little church lies near the former fish ponds of the monastery. This place was mentioned for the first time as "Nuwesezen" in 1157 in the document with which Emperor Barbarossa confirmed the founding of the Monastery by Wolfram of Bebenburg. A large pilgrimage in Neusass is mentioned as early as 1395. Today believers still visit this mecca, which is dedicated to the "Crying Mother of God" (Schmerzhafte Mutter Gottes) – a representation of a flaming heart with the monogram of Mary is positioned on the tip of the building.
Hohenlohe was once not a geographical, but rather a dynastic term that grew out of the name of the dynasty of the counts of Hohenlohe, which ruled for several hundred years. Many of the numerous castles in this area were later expanded into palaces and mark the cultural landscape of the Hohenlohe region.
The natural countryside is charming and characterized by hills and in some cases deep valleys. The fertile soil produces a rich harvest and wine grows along the Tauber, Jagst and Kocher rivers..