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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kurhany Leśno Alternative Name: Kamienne Kręgi; Leśno Barrow CemeteryCountry: Poland
NOTE: This site is 34.734 km away from the location you searched for.
Voivodeship: Pomorskie Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Brusy Nearest Village: Leśno
Latitude: 53.935270N Longitude: 17.694680E
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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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1 | Awful |
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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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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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ModernExplorers visited on 11th Aug 2016 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5
SolarMegalith visited on 31st Jul 2009 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 5 Access: 5
The largest round barrow is located in the Northern part of the cemetery, near the footpath. On its top there is a fine stele, and inside the round barrow a female burial with rich gravegoods was found, and thanks to that it is called "Grób księżniczki" ("The Princess Grave") now.
The main part of the cemetery, located south of the The Princess Grave, consists of about 10 round barrows and more then 50 burials without round barrows. There are also some reconstructed stone cists. Some of the tombs date back to Bronze Age, others were constructed about 1st-2nd century AD and are connected with activity of Goths in this area, as well as cemeteries in Odry, Węsiory, Grzybnica and others.
There are some very rare types of lichen preserved within the area of the cemetery. The place is easily accessible and a path for visitors was made - if you visit Poland looking for archaeological sites, this one is essential.
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