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D30 Exloo
Trip No.48 Entry No.39 Date Added: 19th Nov 2021
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jun 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
D30 Exloo submitted by Martin_L on 25th Jun 2010. Aerial from the East.
Chamber length 7,3m (clear 6m)
Width varies from 3m to 3,4m (clear 2m)
The chamber is deeply embedded into the sandy ground. All orthostats were (and still are) preserved in situ when van Giffen examined the site in the early 20th century. Capstones C1 (counting from the North) and C2 were robbed, C3 was fallen and C4 in situ. Obviously C3 was placed back on its orthostats and C2 probably was replaced. The lateral passage (marked "E") has preserved one pair of ortho...
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D31 Exloo
Trip No.48 Entry No.40 Date Added: 19th Nov 2021
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jun 2021. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
D31 Exloo submitted by Martin_L on 27th Aug 2010. Pole aerial of the partly restored 4-capstone passage-grave showing its groundplan. The assumed positions of two missing chamber orthostats and two passage orthostats are marked by concrete-implements. The remains of the chamber are still surrounded by significant remains of the covering barrow.
When Professor van Giffen examined the site only the orthostats of fallen capstone C3 were preserved in situ.
Reference: Giffen, A.E. van, 1925: De hunebedden in Nederland, pl. 66
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D32 Odoorn
Trip No.48 Entry No.41 Date Added: 19th Nov 2021
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jun 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
D32 Odoorn submitted by Sunflowerbird on 9th Mar 2005. D32 Odoorn
A bit trashed and certainly not the most majestic of hunebedden, but a charming, idyllic rural location.
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D34 Valthe
Trip No.48 Entry No.42 Date Added: 19th Nov 2021
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jun 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
D34 Valthe submitted by Martin_L on 15th Jun 2009. The site viewed from the East. The eastern-most capstone of this 4- capstone passage-grave is preserved in situ. The whole ensemble is surrounded by/embedded into remains of its largely removed barrow. May 2009
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D35 Valthe
Trip No.48 Entry No.43 Date Added: 19th Nov 2021
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jun 2021. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
D35 Valthe submitted by Martin_L on 20th Jun 2010. The site viewed from the East.
Chamber length 8,5m (clear 7m)[1].
Width varies from 2,7m at the ends to 3,2m at the centre. Orthostat N2 is robbed (nowadays replaced) as well as Capstones C1, C4 and C5 (counting from the West). The site was slightly restored: fallen capstone C2 was placed on the position of missing C1.
The chamber is deeply embedded into significant remains of the covering round barrow. June 2010
[1] Giffen, A.E. van, 1925: De hunebedden in Nederland.
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D36 Valthe
Trip No.48 Entry No.44 Date Added: 19th Nov 2021
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jun 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
D36 Valthe submitted by croppy on 5th Jul 2008. D36 Valthe
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D37 Valthe
Trip No.48 Entry No.45 Date Added: 20th Nov 2021
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jun 2021. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
D37 Valthe submitted by peterpf on 29th Jul 2006. D37 with D36 in the back.
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D40 Emmen
Trip No.48 Entry No.46 Date Added: 20th Nov 2021
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jun 2021. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
D40 Emmen submitted by Martin_L on 5th Dec 2010. Close-up view of the 2 capstone passage grave from the South-Southeast. Evening in June 2009
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D39 Emmen
Trip No.48 Entry No.47 Date Added: 20th Nov 2021
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jun 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
D39 Emmen submitted by Martin_L on 20th Aug 2009. The central capstone still is in situ (June 2009).
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D38 Emmen
Trip No.48 Entry No.48 Date Added: 20th Nov 2021
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jun 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
D38 Emmen submitted by peterpf on 29th Jul 2006. Another view of D38
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D1 Steenbergen
Trip No.49 Entry No.5 Date Added: 21st Nov 2021
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2021. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
D1 Steenbergen submitted by Alta-Falisa on 24th Jul 2017. D1 is one of the largest "Hunebed" (chamber tomb, passage grave) in the Netherlands, Province Drenthe.
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Norg Kerk Hunebed
Trip No.49 Entry No.6 Date Added: 21st Nov 2021
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2021. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 5
Norg Kerk Hunebed submitted by Sunflowerbird on 12th Mar 2005. The tiny ruins of a hunebed at the church at Norg.
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D2 Westervelde
Trip No.49 Entry No.7 Date Added: 22nd Nov 2021
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
D2 Westervelde submitted by Martin_L on 23rd Aug 2011. Before the thunderstorm.
Skeleton of the 4 capstone passage grave viewed from the West. Chamber appr. 7,7m by 2,3m.
Reference: van Giffen, A.E. , De Hunebedden In Nederland, Utrecht, 1925, Pl. 6
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D5 Zeijen
Trip No.49 Entry No.8 Date Added: 22nd Nov 2021
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
D5 Zeijen submitted by Martin_L on 4th Mar 2012. From the SW. The skeleton of the 4 capstone passage grave is surrounded by significant remains of its barrow. Slightly trapezoid chamber appr. 7,5m by 2,5m (WNW)/ 2,1m (ENE).
Reference: van Giffen, A.E. , De Hunebedden In Nederland, Utrecht, 1925, Pl. 13
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Zwerfsteen Vries
Trip No.49 Entry No.9 Date Added: 22nd Nov 2021
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2021. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 2 Access 5
Zwerfsteen Vries submitted by regina on 27th Sep 2020. Site in Drenthe Netherlands
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D6 Tynaarlo
Trip No.49 Entry No.10 Date Added: 22nd Nov 2021
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2021. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
D6 Tynaarlo submitted by regina on 28th Sep 2020. Site in Drenthe Netherlands
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D10 Gasteren
Trip No.49 Entry No.11 Date Added: 22nd Nov 2021
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
D10 Gasteren submitted by Martin_L on 23rd Oct 2010. Pole aerial view from the East. The 4 capstone-chamber is oriented WNW-ESE and measures 6,7m by 3,1m [1]. Two capstones are robbed. No traces of passage or enclosure. The chamber is deeply embedded into the sandy ground/remains of its covering barrow.
August 2010
[1] Reference: Giffen, A.E. van, 1925: De hunebedden in Nederland, Utrecht
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Poolshoogte zwerfstenen
Trip No.49 Entry No.12 Date Added: 22nd Nov 2021
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jun 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Poolshoogte zwerfstenen submitted by johnstone on 22nd Nov 2021. Hardly visible crack, June 23, 2021
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Ode aan de Zon
Trip No.49 Entry No.13 Date Added: 23rd Nov 2021
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jun 2021. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 4
Ode aan de Zon submitted by regina on 27th Sep 2020. Site in Drenthe Netherlands
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D49 Schoonoord
Trip No.49 Entry No.14 Date Added: 23rd Nov 2021
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jun 2021. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
D49 Schoonoord submitted by Martin_L on 5th Jun 2009. April 2009. The site viewed from the South-East. Restored by Professor van Giffen.
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