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Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (2)
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 4 Access 2
Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (2) submitted by Martin_L on 25th Feb 2011. Aerial view from the West. Eastern chamber part. In brackets: robbed.
Only 4 orthostats are preserved: The eastern chamber end orthostat and one adjacent orthostat of each long side. When Sprockhoff et al. examined the site there was another orthostat in situ at position N3 (counting from the East). Nowadays this is not visible anymore, but instead there is a largely buried orthostat at position N2. Seemingly in situ.
Reference:
Sprockhoff, Schwieger, 1929 in: Körner, G. (Ed.), Spr...
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Log Text: It is definitely important to have good shoes with you. The paths to this megalithic grave are almost no longer paths and are particularly overgrown.
Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3)
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 2
Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3) submitted by Martin_L on 25th May 2008. Looking towards west.
Chamber faces East-West. Chamber size appr. 8m x 3m (clear 6m x 2m)
Chamber is nearly completely filled with moved earth of the largely eroded barrow [May 2008].
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Log Text: It is definitely important to have good shoes with you. The paths to this megalithic grave are almost no longer paths and are particularly overgrown.
Werwe Steingrab
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Werwe Steingrab submitted by madcat on 8th Mar 2008. Badly damaged site in the middle of a corn-field. In the winter it is accessible, but there is not much to see.
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Log Text: Unfortunately, it is very overgrown at the moment and can hardly be seen. No direct way to the grave, so you have to cross the field. Best to visit in autumn and winter.
Evenkamp Ladenesch Steingrab
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Evenkamp Ladenesch Steingrab submitted by Martin_L on 29th Aug 2008. Standing beside chambers' center looking towards SW. [May 2008]
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Log Text: Wonderful megalithic tomb. I enjoyed taking a break here. Despite the visible damage, it is still a beautiful place.
D47 Angelslo
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
D47 Angelslo submitted by Martin_L on 27th Aug 2010. Pole aerial of the restored 5 capstone chamber. The tomb was partly well preserved, but capstones C3, C4, and C5 (counting from the NW) were missing as well as 4 orthostats and a possible passage when Professor van Giffen examined the site.
August 2010
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Log Text: My first visit to a Dutch megalithic tomb. It's in the middle of a residential area, which doesn't add to the ambience. However, it is surprisingly well preserved/restored.
D46 Angelslo
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
D46 Angelslo submitted by Martin_L on 9th Aug 2010. Oblique aerial from the West. When Prof. van Giffen examined this massive 9,5m x 3,5m chamber in the early 20th century the orthostats were still in situ except for N2, but the capstones were scattered around. One capstone is missing and one is only partly preserved (now used as C1). C2 shows tool-marks from historic destruction attempts. Van Giffen assumed the entrance between orthostats S3 and S4. The position is marked "E". No traces left of a possible passage or an enclosure.
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Log Text: This megalithic tomb is also located directly in a residential area and is therefore easy to reach. Really enjoyed my break here as the tomb is also in amazing condition like D47.
D45 Emmen
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
D45 Emmen submitted by Martin_L on 5th Aug 2010. Central and eastern part of this impressive 9 capstone passage grave with oval enclosure viewed from the NW. Chamber measuring 18m by 2,5m-4,5m (clear: 15m by 1,2m -3m). Width maximum at the centre where the lateral passage is situated. July 2010 Reference: Giffen, A.E. van, 1925: De hunebedden in Nederland.
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Log Text: One of the most impressive megalithic tombs I have visited so far. It is definitely worth the visit!
D42 Emmeres
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
D42 Emmeres submitted by peterpf on 29th Jul 2006. A close view of D42
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Log Text: Easily accessible via a small forest path and thanks to the two trees a really nice ambience despite the rather ruined megalithic tomb.
D43 Emmen Schimmeres
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
D43 Emmen Schimmeres submitted by Sunflowerbird on 7th Mar 2005. Emmen Schimeres is the only 'langgraf' in the Netherlands and feels very much like Wayland's Smithy. It has a complete kerb of massive stones and its chambers are just beginning to show through what is left of its barrow. A monster and a beauty just on the outskirts of Emmen (off the Odoorn Road). Signposted. Opposite the Mazda garage.
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Log Text: Amazingly large and beautifully preserved. A magical place of the kind to visit!
D41 Emmermeer
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 2 Access 4
D41 Emmermeer submitted by Sunflowerbird on 9th Mar 2005. D41 Emmermeer
Go out of Emmen on the Odoorn road into the suburb of Emmermeer and on the side of the road is this wonderful monument. Hundreds of motorists must pass it every day.
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Log Text: A small facility located directly on the street. Easy to visit and still intact despite its proximity to modernity.
D50 Noordsleen
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
D50 Noordsleen submitted by Martin_L on 3rd Sep 2010. Pole aerial view from the South-East showing the halfway exposed 17m x 4,35m chamber [1] and the oval enclosure. The covering barrow is largely removed as well as the drywalling.
The position of the lateral entrance is marked "E". The passage is robbed except for one orthostat, but the positions of the 3 missing orthostats are marked with concrete implements.
Photo taken in August 2010
[1]Reference: van Giffen, A.E., De hunebedden in Nederland, Utrecht 1925, pl. 106
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Log Text: Just wonderful! I stood in front of the megalithic grave with my mouth open and couldn't stop being amazed. Such well-preserved graves are so rare that my heart just starts beating when I visit one!
D51 Noordsleen
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
D51 Noordsleen submitted by Martin_L on 5th May 2009. The whole ensemble viewed from the North-East. The chamber is more than halfway filled with earth. The easternmost capstone is still in situ. Only the tops of its uprights are visible. Hopefully the picture shows a bit of the fine ambience of this beautiful site (April 2009)
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Log Text: Although not as big as the nearby grave D50. But it was still worth the visit and if you're ever in the area...
Apeldorn Steingrab 'Der Steinerne Schluessel'
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Apeldorn Steingrab 'Der Steinerne Schluessel' submitted by madcat on 22nd Jun 2005. Der Steinerne Schlüssel
Alternate Name: Großsteingrab Apeldorn, Hünengrab Nr. 852
Country: Germany Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen
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Log Text: Definitely worth the visit, even though it's more of a small megalithic tomb. Easy to reach through the nearby car park and you can take a wonderful break here.
Klein Stavern Steingrab 2
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Klein Stavern Steingrab 2 submitted by Martin_L on 25th Jun 2008. Sprockhoff 848 (Klein Stavern Grab 2). Looking towards NW (April 2008)
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Log Text: Located just off the road, these tombs can be reached very easily on the 'Megalithic Road'.
Klein Stavern Steingrab 3
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Klein Stavern Steingrab 3 submitted by Martin_L on 10th Feb 2009. From the SW. Tree growing inside the chamber. Centre right: a moved capstone (now resting on a chamber orthostat and a passage upright). Foreground left: the other capstone collapsed into the chamber. One stone further SW has many drillholes to prepare it for blasting.
Tomb IV and V partly visible background right (April 2008)
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Log Text: Unfortunately, most of it has been destroyed, but the former place for the burial chamber can still be recognized to some extent by the large megaliths.
Klein Stavern Steingrab 4
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Klein Stavern Steingrab 4 submitted by Martin_L on 10th Feb 2009. From the NE. Only upper parts of chambers orthostats are visible. One remaining capstone collapsed into the chamber (centre). April 2008
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Log Text: Here you can still see the former burial chamber and the stone setting of the former tumulus reasonably well.
Klein Stavern Steingrab 5
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Klein Stavern Steingrab 5 submitted by Martin_L on 19th Jan 2009. Standing at tombs' eastern end looking towards west. The destruction of this monument fortunately was stopped, but half of the kerbstones are missing. Others have drill-holes to blow them to pieces. Most of the remaining kerbstones are fallen. Possible this is a result of activities to remove them and/or prepare them for blasting (April 2008)
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Log Text: There is damage here too, but the stonework has been well preserved and the burial chamber is still clearly visible.
Klein Stavern Hügelgräberfeld
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Klein Stavern Hügelgräberfeld submitted by DrewParsons on 27th Dec 2009. View of a tree surrounded barrow
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Log Text: Unfortunately, the entire area has probably been weeded and has been severely affected. An information board was probably destroyed in the storm a few weeks ago. I hope that the area will shine again in better splendor in the future.
Klein Stavern Steingrab 1
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Klein Stavern Steingrab 1 submitted by madcat on 27th Apr 2006. Along the road, almost in the yard of a house, is this reasonably preserved chambered tomb.
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Log Text: Easily accessible, but there are no really good parking facilities. Otherwise, just walk the last few meters. Worth it!
Bruneforths Esch Huenengrab 1
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Bruneforths Esch Huenengrab 1 submitted by Martin_L on 16th Mar 2009. Standing beside chamber's eastern end looking West (April 2008)
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Log Text: Fairly well preserved and with massive megaliths. Wonderful visit which I thoroughly enjoyed.