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<< Our Photo Pages >> Grafheuvels Westerheide - Round Barrow(s) in Netherlands in Noord-Holland

Submitted by Joris on Thursday, 24 August 2006  Page Views: 5678

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Grafheuvels Westerheide
Country: Netherlands Province: Noord-Holland Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Hilversum
Latitude: 52.242583N  Longitude: 5.184000E
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
5 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.
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
no data

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Grafheuvels Westerheide
Grafheuvels Westerheide submitted by Joris : Two of the 14 round barrows on the Westerheide (nrs. 1 and 2). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrows in Noord-Holland. The two barrows are situated next to the town of Hilversum. There are more round barrows near these two, 14 in total.
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Grafheuvels Westerheide 3
Grafheuvels Westerheide 3 submitted by Hunengrab77 : Site in Noord-Holland Netherlands (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grafheuvels Westerheide 3
Grafheuvels Westerheide 3 submitted by Hunengrab77 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grafheuvels Westerheide 2
Grafheuvels Westerheide 2 submitted by Dutch : Round barrow at Westerheide. 1 Juli 2017 20:31. Olympus E-M5, Zuiko 9-18mm. F5- 1/250s - Iso 200. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Grafheuvels Westerheide
Grafheuvels Westerheide submitted by Dutch : Round barrow at the Westerheide. 1 juli 2017 20:31. Olympus E-M5, Zuiko 9-18mm. F5 - 1/320s - Iso 200. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Grafheuvels Westerheide
Grafheuvels Westerheide submitted by hamilton : This map summarises the locations of the 13 grave mounds in the Westerheide. More detailed versions can be found on maps on the website of Museum 'Oer', located in Ulft, Netherlands. You can refer to them at this URL; Museum Oer" (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grafheuvels Westerheide 3
Grafheuvels Westerheide 3 submitted by hamilton : The diminuitive Mound No 5. The numbering of these mounds is after the maps of the region provided by the website of Museum 'Oer', located in Ulft. Parts of Mounds 2 and 3 can be seen in the background.

Grafheuvels Westerheide 3
Grafheuvels Westerheide 3 submitted by hamilton : Westerheide Mound No 4, with No 2 in the background. This mound is much smaller, and only about a metre tall.

Grafheuvels Westerheide 3
Grafheuvels Westerheide 3 submitted by hamilton : At the same site, Grave Mound No 2 is similar in size to No 3, and stands barely 50 metres south of it.

Grafheuvels Westerheide 3
Grafheuvels Westerheide 3 submitted by hamilton : Westerheide Mound No 3 is a substantial mound almost 3 metres in height and about 20 metres in width. It is part of a compact group of four grave mounds, including a virtual twin (Mound 2) to its south and two much smaller mounds (Nos 4 and 5) between them to the west, these rising little mre than a metre in height.

Grafheuvels Westerheide 3
Grafheuvels Westerheide 3 submitted by Joris : Three of the 14 Round Barrows on the Westerheide.

Grafheuvels Westerheide 2
Grafheuvels Westerheide 2 submitted by Joris : Barrow on the Westerheide (nr. 6).

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 279m NE 56° Grafheuvels Westerheide 2* Round Barrow(s)
 569m NNW 327° Grafheuvels Hilversum (45550) Round Barrow(s)
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 803m NNE 33° Grafheuvels Westerheide 3* Round Barrow(s)
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 2.1km ESE 114° Grafheuvels Laren (45642)* Round Barrow(s)
 2.1km SSW 204° Kei van Hilversum* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 2.1km ESE 110° Zeven Bergjes* Round Barrow(s)
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 7.4km SSE 156° Grafheuvels Lage Vuursche (45252) Round Barrow(s)
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 16.6km SE 131° Galgenberg Amersfoort (45449)* Round Barrow(s)
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Re: Grafheuvels Westerheide by XIII on Friday, 13 May 2016
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10 Neolithic and/or bronze age round barrows

Rijksmonument (national monument) number: 45549
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