Featured: Ark of Secrets - Neolithic spirit alive in the Middle Ages

Ark of Secrets - Neolithic spirit alive in the Middle Ages

A Little History of Astro-Archaeology £4.99+p&p

A Little History of Astro-Archaeology £4.99+p&p

Who's Online

There are currently, 379 guests and 2 members online.

You are a guest. To join in, please register for free by clicking here

Sponsors

<< Our Photo Pages >> Zhelezino Dolmen - Chambered Tomb in Bulgaria

Submitted by AlexHunger on Sunday, 28 May 2006  Page Views: 5409

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Zhelezino Dolmen Alternative Name: Bulgarska Polyana Dolmen
Country: Bulgaria
NOTE: This site is 8.11 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Krumovgrad  Nearest Village: Zhelezino
Latitude: 41.478400N  Longitude: 25.951800E
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.
3 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.
5 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
2

Internal Links:
External Links:

Zhelezino Dolmen
Zhelezino Dolmen submitted by sasho : This dolmen in Bulgaria was built by the Thracians and was used as a grave during the whole 1st millennium BC. Later it became a local sanctuary. The stone circle around divides the holy area from the world. Its located near the Zhelezino village. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Tomb in Bulgaria. This dolmen in Bulgaria was built by the Thracians and was used as a grave during the whole 1st millenium BCE. Later it became a local sanctuary.

The stone circle around divides the holy area from the rest of the world.
It's located near the Zhelezino village.
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.


Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.


Click here to see more info for this site

Nearby sites

Click here to view sites on an interactive map of the area

Key: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed

Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)

To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.


Turn off the page maps and other distractions

Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
 6.3km ESE 120° Plevun dolmen Chambered Tomb
 16.3km NE 55° Oryahovo Dolmen* Chambered Tomb
 19.1km SSE 161° Dolmen Roussa 3* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 19.1km SSE 161° Roussa Dolmen* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 20.0km SW 225° Chernichevo Dolmen Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 20.8km SSE 163° Dolmen Roussa* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 25.4km NNW 333° Dolni Glavanak Stone Circle* Stone Circle
 28.2km NW 308° Pchelari Rock Cut Tomb Rock Cut Tomb
 31.1km NNE 24° Mezek Thracian tomb Chambered Tomb
 34.6km WNW 282° Tatul Thracian Temple* Ancient Temple
 37.8km WNW 286° Harman Kaya Cave or Rock Shelter
 38.0km SSE 158° Dolmen Kotronia 1* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 46.1km N 351° Ostur kamuk Dolmen Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 46.5km WNW 300° Perperikon Tombs Rock Cut Tomb
 48.4km WNW 303° Perperikon* Ancient Temple
 49.6km NNE 20° Eshmedzhika Dolmen Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 53.0km W 267° Ovchevo Rock Cut Tomb Rock Cut Tomb
 53.2km NNE 13° Mound near Izvorovo* Round Barrow(s)
 59.3km N 4° Chuchul Kamak Standing Stone (Menhir)
 67.5km NNE 21° Gaidarov Dolap dolmen Chambered Tomb
 67.7km NNE 20° Balgarska Poliana Dolmen* Chambered Tomb
 67.9km ENE 57° Kirikkoy Stones Stone Circle
 71.2km WNW 294° Nenkovo Rock Womb* Cave or Rock Shelter
 75.9km SSW 209° Maroneia* Ancient Village or Settlement
 76.5km ENE 58° Lalapasa Dolmen* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
View more nearby sites and additional images

<< Sanchi

Churn Knob >>

Please add your thoughts on this site

Explore Brittany with the amazing Megalithic Portal smartphone app

Explore Brittany with the amazing Megalithic Portal smartphone app

Sponsors

Auto-Translation (Google)

Translate from English into:

"Zhelezino Dolmen" | Login/Create an Account | 0 News and Comments
  
Go back to top of page    Comments are owned by the poster. We aren't responsible for their content.
Your Name: Anonymous [ Register Now ]
Subject:


Add your comment or contribution to this page. Spam or offensive posts are deleted immediately, don't even bother

<<< What is five plus one as a number? (Please type the answer to this question in the little box on the left)
You can also embed videos and other things. For Youtube please copy and paste the 'embed code'.
For Google Street View please include Street View in the text.
Create a web link like this: <a href="https://www.megalithic.co.uk">This is a link</a>  

Allowed HTML is:
<p> <b> <i> <a> <img> <em> <br> <strong> <blockquote> <tt> <li> <ol> <ul> <object> <param> <embed> <iframe>

We would like to know more about this location. Please feel free to add a brief description and any relevant information in your own language.
Wir möchten mehr über diese Stätte erfahren. Bitte zögern Sie nicht, eine kurze Beschreibung und relevante Informationen in Deutsch hinzuzufügen.
Nous aimerions en savoir encore un peu sur les lieux. S'il vous plaît n'hesitez pas à ajouter une courte description et tous les renseignements pertinents dans votre propre langue.
Quisieramos informarnos un poco más de las lugares. No dude en añadir una breve descripción y otros datos relevantes en su propio idioma.