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Horneburg Langbett 3
Date Added: 25th Dec 2022
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 25th Dec 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Horneburg Langbett 3 submitted by Martin_L on 11th May 2010. View East along the remains of the approx. 50m x 6m kerbed and chambered long-barrow. The chamber is located just east of barrows' center and visible near the center of the picture. Only the eastern end-stone and the adjacent orthostat of the northern long-side are preserved in situ. Hence the original size of the chamber is unknown. According to the size of the pit resulting from destruction it may have had 2 or 3 capstones. To the right (South): one of the very few remaining kerbstones is vis...
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Log Text: Right next to the better preserved Megalithic Tomb No. 4 are the remains of this tomb. The tumulus is still clearly visible and also some remains of the burial chamber.
Loeningen Huenensteine
Date Added: 21st Jan 2023
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jan 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 2 Access 5
Loeningen Huenensteine submitted by runastera on 1st Jun 2005. Hunebed #971 in the centre of the City of Löningen in the County of Cloppenburg (CLP). The megalithic building is located directly at the old railway station.
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Log Text: Today a visit was finally possible on the way back from the Netherlands. It's right in town and hard to miss. But the atmosphere is rather well.
Krumme Schneider
Date Added: 1st May 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 10th Apr 2023. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 3 Access 4
Krumme Schneider submitted by peterpf on 30th Jul 2006. A view from the opposite direction.
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Log Text: Located right in the village (even the street was named after the stone) so it's hard to miss. Two very detailed information boards provide information about the history of the stone.
Buckelgräberfeld von Boltersen
Date Added: 11th Jun 2023
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 5
Buckelgräberfeld von Boltersen submitted by CharcoalBurner89 on 11th Jun 2023. June 3, 2023
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Log Text: Wonderful area with heather plants on the small graves.
Boltersen Uhlenberg Langbett
Date Added: 11th Jun 2023
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Boltersen Uhlenberg Langbett submitted by CharcoalBurner89 on 11th Jun 2023. June 3, 2023
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Log Text: Despite its destruction, the long barrow stands out from its surroundings and forms the virtual center of the younger burial ground.
Opferstein von Melzingen
Date Added: 11th Jun 2023
Site Type: Sculptured Stone
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 3 Access 4
Opferstein von Melzingen submitted by Klingon on 20th Sep 2004. Opferstein von Melzingen (sacrifice-stone of Melzingen)
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Log Text: Definitely worth the visit! Warning: It is best to come by during the summer, when it has been dry for a particularly long time - the area in the field where the stone is located is otherwise very swampy and you cannot get to the stone directly with dry feet.
Hekese Grab A
Date Added: 2nd Jul 2023
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jul 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Hekese Grab A submitted by Martin_L on 26th May 2010. Overview from the NW. Another visitor visible on the benches beside chambers' SE end. The main megaliths used for construction of this massive chamber are preserved, but it largely collapsed due to historic destruction attempts.
Orthostats:
NW=chamber endstone
SW and NE = long side orthostats
Capstones = C
Numberings start in the NW.
May 2010
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Log Text: Located directly on the road, these two megalithic tombs and the remaining row of stones are really easy to reach.
Hekese Grab B
Date Added: 2nd Jul 2023
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jul 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Hekese Grab B submitted by RunaStera on 25th Jun 2005. Hunebed #883 - Hekese Grave B - the inner wisth of the chamber is 19m x max. 3.5m. Special to this grave is, that it is linked by a 53m long stone-row (alignement) to Hekese Grave A (#884).
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Log Text: Both megalithic tombs are really wonderfully well preserved except for the missing tumulus.
Hekese Steinsetzung
Date Added: 2nd Jul 2023
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jul 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Hekese Steinsetzung submitted by Martin_L on 15th Aug 2010. Oblique aerial showing the better preserved southern part of the setting and the southern Hekese chamber in the background. June 2010
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Log Text: Due to the row of stones, which is rather rare in Germany, both large megalithic tombs are really something special! Absolute visit recommendation!
Hekese Grabhügelfeld
Date Added: 2nd Jul 2023
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jul 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Hekese Grabhügelfeld submitted by stollentroll on 17th Nov 2005. Tumulus near the Grosssteingrab Hekese.
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Log Text: This burial ground is located just across the street from the megalithic tombs.
Großsteingrab Dalum
Date Added: 2nd Jul 2023
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jul 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Großsteingrab Dalum submitted by madcat on 11th Sep 2005. A nice megalithic grave near Dalum. The grave is reasonably preserved.
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Log Text: Despite the moderately good road, it is still easily accessible by car.
Restruper Großsteingrab
Date Added: 2nd Jul 2023
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jul 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Restruper Großsteingrab submitted by Martin_L on 4th Apr 2008. Looking east along chamber's northern side. The chamber is halfway filled with earth [April 2008]
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Log Text: Wonderful megalithic tomb, albeit somewhat sunken into the ground.
Restruper Näpfchenstein
Date Added: 2nd Jul 2023
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jul 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Restruper Näpfchenstein submitted by Martin_L on 7th Apr 2010. Close-up of the cup-marked erratic boulder. Originally it was discovered some hundred meters from its current location. Nowadays it is presented beside a farm. March 2010
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Log Text: This converted cup-mark stone is in really good condition and is right next to a farm entrance.
Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst
Date Added: 3rd Dec 2023
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 4th Nov 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst submitted by Martin_L on 13th Feb 2010. Eastern end of the passage-grave. Capstones C10 and C11 are blown to pieces, pictures' center shows Capstone C9, that slipped of its orthostats. Foreground right: a fragment of capstone C10 (Sprockhoff et al.). April 2009
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Log Text: Beautifully located and in good condition. Easily accessible by a short walk.
Huenensteine Thuine
Date Added: 3rd Dec 2023
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 4th Nov 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Huenensteine Thuine submitted by RunaStera on 9th Apr 2004. Großsteingrab in der Kunkenvenne
it is called 1841 A.D. as the most awesome and nicest stonegrave in the Kingdom of Hannover. It has 17 yokes and is 27m long. The grave is build in the typically east-west-direction (235°) with a passage in the south. Very special is, that the oval border circle is doubly.
First excavtions were made by officers of Napoleon I. Some stones lowered but in 1824 A.D. stones brought back in their originally position.
In the stonegrave were found stonehatch...
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Log Text: Due to its shape and size, the gravesite is one of the most beautiful sites I have visited so far. The stone settings are still well preserved.
Langen Steingrab
Date Added: 3rd Dec 2023
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 4th Nov 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Langen Steingrab submitted by RunaStera on 9th Apr 2004.
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Log Text: Rather difficult to reach and only with precise location identification. A slightly longer walk is necessary.
Mehringer Steine 1
Date Added: 3rd Dec 2023
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 4th Nov 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Mehringer Steine 1 submitted by Martin_L on 5th Feb 2010. Site viewed from the East. Remains of a 7 (or 6) capstone megalithic tomb measuring appr. 14m x 3,5m originally with oval enclosure. The latter being completely destroyed except for one kerbstone remaining in the South-east. At least 3 capstones are robbed, another one is damaged by blasting attempts. The remaining capstones collapsed into the chamber. The chamber is partly embedded into the remains of the oval barrow. April 2009
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Log Text: The three megalithic tombs are maintained by the local community and make a wonderful impression despite the nearby road.
Mehringer Steine 2
Date Added: 3rd Dec 2023
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 4th Nov 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Mehringer Steine 2 submitted by Martin_L on 5th Feb 2010. South-western half of the chamber. 9 out of 11 eleven capstones are preserved, but often fallen into the chamber as a result of the historic destruction attempts. Drywalling and all other smaller stones as usual robbed. April 2008
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Log Text: The three megalithic tombs are maintained by the local community and make a wonderful impression despite the nearby road.
Mehringer Steine 3
Date Added: 3rd Dec 2023
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 4th Nov 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Mehringer Steine 3 submitted by madcat on 12th Sep 2005. The least well preserved of three megalithic graves close to each other.
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Log Text: The three megalithic tombs are maintained by the local community and make a wonderful impression despite the nearby road.
Rillenstein von Tarmstedt
Date Added: 7th Jan 2024
Site Type: Sculptured Stone
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jan 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Rillenstein von Tarmstedt submitted by CharcoalBurner89 on 7th Jan 2024. January 3, 2024
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Log Text: I was finally able to visit the stone and also take photos. After all this time.