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Ahlhorner Kellersteine Ost
Date Added: 20th Oct 2021
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Ahlhorner Kellersteine Ost submitted by Martin_L on 19th Jan 2009. Looking towards east (April 2008).
The westernmost capstone is missing, the central capstone is blown into 2 pieces. Trapezoid chamber, partly filled with earth. Clear size 6m x 2,5m-2m.
Reference: Sprockhoff/Schwieger in Sprockhoff E., Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands - Niedersachsen-Westfalen, p. 133
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Log Text: Despite the destroyed stone, this megalithic tomb exudes incredible beauty. Therefore I give the ambience a 5 here.
Visbek Steingrab 2
Date Added: 20th Oct 2021
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Visbek Steingrab 2 submitted by Klingon on 14th Jan 2005. Hünengrab 935 Visbek (Hunbed 935 Visbek)
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Log Text: One of two smaller megalithic tombs near the 'Bräutigam'.
Visbek Steingrab 3
Date Added: 20th Oct 2021
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Visbek Steingrab 3 submitted by Martin_L on 16th Feb 2009. From the east (March 2008)
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Log Text: One of two smaller megalithic tombs near the 'Bräutigam'.
Visbek Steingrab 1
Date Added: 20th Oct 2021
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Visbek Steingrab 1 submitted by madcat on 27th Apr 2006. This grave is part of the ensemble of megaliths around the Visbeker Brautigum (bridegroom). It lies very close to the busy A1 highway.
Interestingly, the chamber seems to have been enlarged after it was built.
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Log Text: Wonderful megalithic tomb right in the near of the so-called 'Bräutigam'.
Visbeker Bräutigam
Date Added: 20th Oct 2021
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Visbeker Bräutigam submitted by Martin_L on 12th Feb 2009. Barrows eastern end. View W. Staff for scaling reasons measuring 1m.
The 2 kerbstones foreground right are fallen (February 2009)
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Log Text: Gigantic. Here you can see the highest megalithic culture. I stayed there for a good hour and couldn't stop being amazed.
Visbek Brautwagen
Date Added: 20th Oct 2021
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2021. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Visbek Brautwagen submitted by Martin_L on 3rd Nov 2009. The site viewed from the south-west. January 2008
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Log Text: The 'bride's carriage' is, despite its smaller size than the 'bridegroom', an impressive megalitic grave.
Suedsiedlung Ahlhorn Steingrab
Date Added: 20th Oct 2021
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Suedsiedlung Ahlhorn Steingrab submitted by Martin_L on 23rd Feb 2010. View along the southern long-side of the neolithic long barrow. Background right: one kerbstone of the northern long-side. The flat sides of the erratic boulders used as kerb-stones face towards barrows outside (as usual at funnel beaker sites). February 2010
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Log Text: Unfortunately not very well preserved over the centuries, but the megalithic grave can still be recognized very well. Definitely worth the journey!
Bakenhus Steingrab
Date Added: 20th Oct 2021
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Bakenhus Steingrab submitted by stollentroll on 20th Jul 2006. chambered tomb Bakenhus, Großenkneten
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Log Text: Unfortunately completely overgrown during my visit. Otherwise the sight should be really nice.
Döhlen Furchenstein
Date Added: 20th Oct 2021
Site Type: Polissoir
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2021. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Döhlen Furchenstein submitted by AlexHunger on 23rd Jun 2008. Site in Lower Saxony, Germany: Perhaps a German polisoir. Said to date to between 2000 and 1000 BCE.
It was found near the village, but is now placed in a traffic island near a large rock monument of the war of 1870.
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Log Text: The stone is located right next to a large memorial for the 1200 year celebration of the village of Döhlen. Impossible to miss.
Hatten Steingrab 1
Date Added: 20th Oct 2021
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2021. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Hatten Steingrab 1 submitted by holger_rix on 29th Apr 2011. Hatten Steingrab 1
April 2011
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Log Text: Megalithic grave, which is right in the middle of the place on a meadow.
Hatten Steingrab 2
Date Added: 20th Oct 2021
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Hatten Steingrab 2 submitted by stollentroll on 15th Sep 2006. chambered tomb Sandhatten 2
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Log Text: Somewhat well-preserved megalithic grave that can be easily reached on foot, as the last few meters of the road are very muddy.
Neerstedt Hexenstein
Date Added: 20th Oct 2021
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Neerstedt Hexenstein submitted by Martin_L on 20th Mar 2010. Close-up from the East. The surface shows at least 20 (I assume there were several more) weathered cup-marks from the Neolithic or Bronze age. Size and depth varying. 4 cupmarks are in a square-like arrangement. “Hexenstein” means “Stone of the Witch” / “Witch's Stone”. March 2010
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Log Text: Easy to get to and a wonderfully preserved cup stone.
Pestruper Gräberfeld
Date Added: 19th Oct 2021
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 18th Oct 2021. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Pestruper Gräberfeld submitted by greywether on 7th Jul 2005. The view over just a small part of the cemetery.
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Log Text: The largest Iron Age burial ground in Northern Europe. I couldn't get out of the amazement. I have never seen so many tumuli in a single group and in this excellent condition. Definitive visit recommendation from me!
Glaner Braut 4
Date Added: 19th Oct 2021
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 18th Oct 2021. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Glaner Braut 4 submitted by stollentroll on 15th Sep 2006. chambered tomb Glaner Braut 4
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Log Text: Like 'Glaner Braut 3', 'Glaner Braut 4' is located away from the larger graves and is the smallest megalithic grave of the 4th.
Glaner Braut 3
Date Added: 19th Oct 2021
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 18th Oct 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Glaner Braut 3 submitted by AlexHunger on 3rd May 2006. Chambered tomb consisting of 10 uprights and 3 capstones. Unusually for the region, there are no perimeter enclosure stones.
North - South orientation.
9 Meter Altitude.
Close to Glaner Braut 2 and 3.
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Log Text: 'Glaner Braut 3' is a bit away from the larger grave complexes.
Glaner Braut 2
Date Added: 19th Oct 2021
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 18th Oct 2021. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Glaner Braut 2 submitted by Martin_L on 25th Mar 2009. Vernal equinoxe sunrise 2009 at Glane.
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Log Text: The 'Glaner Braut' lies in the middle of the heather. Sheep are often tended here (like during my visit).
Glaner Braut 1
Date Added: 19th Oct 2021
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 18th Oct 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Glaner Braut 1 submitted by Martin_L on 10th Feb 2010. View along the southern side of the 50m chambered long-barrow. February 2009.
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Log Text: The 'Glaner Braut' lies in the middle of the heather. Sheep are often tended here (like during my visit).
Gerichtsstaette Steingrab
Date Added: 19th Oct 2021
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 18th Oct 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Gerichtsstaette Steingrab submitted by Martin_L on 11th May 2010. Close-up from the South with the turned capstone visible in the foreground. All chamber orthostats are only partly visible as they are largely embedded into the ground and the eroded earthworks' remains. May 2010
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Log Text: Judgment was often held here in the village. Therefore the name. Otherwise, the system is poorly preserved, even if it is still clearly recognizable.
Doetlingen Steingrab
Date Added: 19th Oct 2021
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 18th Oct 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Doetlingen Steingrab submitted by Martin_L on 5th May 2009. Central and western part of the chamber. The destroyed lateral passage was located in the middle of the southern long-side (centre left). Nowadays there is a modern entrance built of wooden poles. (April 2009)
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Log Text: Megalithic grave easily accessible by car.
Egypten Steingrab
Date Added: 19th Oct 2021
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 18th Oct 2021. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Egypten Steingrab submitted by stollentroll on 15th Sep 2006. chambered tomb Egypten
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Log Text: Beautiful megalithic grave in a village with an extraordinary name.