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<< Our Photo Pages >> Olpenitz Huenengrab - Long Barrow in Germany in Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg

Submitted by holger_rix on Sunday, 29 June 2008  Page Views: 4256

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Olpenitz Huenengrab Alternative Name: Sprockhoff 48, Hinrichsholz
Country: Germany
NOTE: This site is 9.278 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Kappeln  Nearest Village: Olpenitz
Latitude: 54.652261N  Longitude: 10.002292E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Olpenitz Huenengrab
Olpenitz Huenengrab submitted by Krautrock : In front chamber 2, background left chamber 1. I climbed into a tree to shoot this photo. I'm still alive. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Long Barrow in Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg

Unusual hunebed east of the 'Koehlen' forest.
Only 18m long, 7 m wide. There are two burial chambers.

According to Sprockhoff, (Atlas der Megalithgraeber Deutschlands, Schleswig-Holstein)
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Olpenitz Huenengrab
Olpenitz Huenengrab submitted by holger_rix : Olpenitz Huenengrab November 2010 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Olpenitz Huenengrab
Olpenitz Huenengrab submitted by Krautrock : Olpenitz Huenengrab. View from West. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Olpenitz Huenengrab
Olpenitz Huenengrab submitted by Krautrock : Chamber one. One capstone is missing. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Olpenitz Huenengrab
Olpenitz Huenengrab submitted by Krautrock : Chamber 1. According to Sprockhoff the two large stones beneath the oak are capstones from a third chamber. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Olpenitz Huenengrab
Olpenitz Huenengrab submitted by Krautrock : The backside from chamber 2. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Olpenitz Huenengrab
Olpenitz Huenengrab submitted by johnstone : Reconstruction and ground-plan (1934), Picture credits: Sprockhoff, Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Teil 1: Schleswig-Holstein (1965/66).

Olpenitz Huenengrab
Olpenitz Huenengrab submitted by holger_rix : Olpenitz Huenengrab November 2010

Olpenitz Huenengrab
Olpenitz Huenengrab submitted by holger_rix

Olpenitz Huenengrab
Olpenitz Huenengrab submitted by holger_rix

Olpenitz Huenengrab
Olpenitz Huenengrab submitted by holger_rix

Olpenitz Huenengrab
Olpenitz Huenengrab submitted by Krautrock : Olpenitz Huenengrab.
A Long Barrow with 2 Chamber near the Baltic Sea.

Olpenitz Huenengrab
Olpenitz Huenengrab submitted by Krautrock : The long barrow with two chambers with his southeast side.
Chamber 1 on the left side (southwest) and Chamber 2 on the right side (northeast).

Olpenitz Huenengrab
Olpenitz Huenengrab submitted by Krautrock : Chamber one.

Olpenitz Huenengrab
Olpenitz Huenengrab submitted by Krautrock : Chamber 2. All orthostats are in situ. One capstone is missing.

Olpenitz Huenengrab
Olpenitz Huenengrab submitted by Krautrock : Chamber 2

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