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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Grabhügelgruppe Westheim Alternative Name: Hügelgräber bei WestheimCountry: Germany
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Land: Bavaria Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Westheim
Latitude: 49.012963N Longitude: 10.675621E
Condition:
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4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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The Grabhügelgruppe Westheim is a barrow cemetery in Westheim (Bavaria, Germany). It consists of 146 barrows and is supposed to be the biggest preserved barrow cemetery in Mittelfranken.
The cemetery dates from the Hallstatt as well as Latene period of the Pre-Roman Iron Age.
Reference:
[01] Bayerisches Amt für Denkmalpflege: D-5-6930-0001 Bestattungsplatz der Hallstattzeit mit Grabhügeln. In: List der Bodendenkmäler in Westheim.
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