<< Our Photo Pages >> Evessen Tumulus - Round Barrow(s) in Germany in Lower Saxony, Bremen
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Evessen Tumulus Alternative Name: Das Hoch von EvessenCountry: Germany
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Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Braunschweig Nearest Village: Evessen
Latitude: 52.188598N Longitude: 10.705366E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Large 6 Meter tall tumulus on main road in town, Schöppenstedter Strasse. Topped by 800 year Linde tree. The tumulus was used as early as 2400 BCE and was reused on many further ocasions. Until the 18th Century, the mound was used as a local court and was probably saved as a result.
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