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<< Our Photo Pages >> Bottrop Galgenberg - Round Barrow(s) in Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia

Submitted by Andreas on Tuesday, 30 March 2010  Page Views: 3370

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bottrop Galgenberg
Country: Germany
NOTE: This site is 3.092 km away from the location you searched for.

Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Oberhausen  Nearest Village: Bottrop
Latitude: 51.511120N  Longitude: 6.905410E
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
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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
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Harald_Platta visited on 22nd Jun 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5

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Bottrop Galgenberg
Bottrop Galgenberg submitted by Andreas : view approximately from the South (March 2010) (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Galgenberg ("Gallows Mountain") at Bottrop, actually a final neolithic round barrow, is situated about 300 metres north of the city boundary between Bottrop and Oberhausen.


The barrow is about 2 metres high,
with a diameter of about 30 metres.
It's related to the final neolithic Einzelgrabkultur (Single Grave culture).

The barrow was excavated and examined in the years 1935 and 1936 by the local school director Grünewald. At that time some cremated bones without an urn were found. Most probably these bones originally had been packed in a bag (or the like) that was not preserved.

Later the barrow was reused. So 3 urn graves from latest Bronze age or earliest Iron age were found above the neolithic burial.

After the excavation the barrow was flattened due to exploitation of sand and gravel.
However a few years ago Galgenberg has been reconstructed, a few metres north of its original location.

A similar barrow (height about 1 m, diameter about 30 m) had been situated some metres south of Galgenberg. But it was destroyed in the Twenties.

East and south of Galgenberg about 400 cremation burials have been discovered. Two thirds of them were urn graves, one third were so-called "Knochenlager" (unsure translation: "Bone rests" or "Bone layers") without urns. This large cemetery, covering an area of about 2800 x 800 metres, was used between about 1300 and 300 BC.

The Galgenberg's name seems to indicate a later using as an execution site. But in this case I don't think so. I suppose the name is just based on a false assumption of the locals. Probably they derived the name from another mound (nowadays covered by the town hall of Oberhausen) that actually had been used as a court site.
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Bottrop Galgenberg
Bottrop Galgenberg submitted by Andreas : grave-vessel with a small wreath of stones, found nearby Galgenberg (historical museum at Bottrop, March 2010) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bottrop Galgenberg
Bottrop Galgenberg submitted by Harald_Platta : The Galgenberg is a late Neolithic barrow in Bottrop (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). The barrow itself is relatively well preserved as it still is ca. 2 m high and 30 m broad. The photo was taken in January 2017. View approx. from the East. © Platta 2017 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bottrop Galgenberg
Bottrop Galgenberg submitted by Harald_Platta : The Galgenberg is a late Neolithic barrow in Bottrop (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). The barrow itself is relatively well preserved as it still is ca. 2 m high and 30 m broad. The photo was taken in January 2017. It is interesting to compare this to the situation on the photo by Andreas from 2010, where the mound was still clearly visible (Pic ID: 55365). View from the South. © Platt... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bottrop Galgenberg
Bottrop Galgenberg submitted by Harald_Platta : The Galgenberg is a late Neolithic barrow in Bottrop (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). The barrow itself is relatively well preserved as it still is ca. 2 m high and 30 m broad. The mound is covered with dense vegetation (picture from August 2016). Photo taken approx. from the West. © Platta 2016 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bottrop Galgenberg
Bottrop Galgenberg submitted by Harald_Platta : The Galgenberg is a late Neolithic barrow in Bottrop (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). The barrow itself is relatively well preserved as it still is ca. 2 m high and 30 m broad. The photo was taken in August 2016 and shows that the mound is covered with dense vegetation. It is interesting to compare this to the situation on the photo by Andreas from 2010, where the mound was still cl... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bottrop Galgenberg
Bottrop Galgenberg submitted by Andreas : some Bronze aged / Iron aged grave findings from Galgenberg's neighbourhood (historical museum at Bottrop, March 2010)

Bottrop Galgenberg
Bottrop Galgenberg submitted by Andreas : the barrow before 1935 (photo from an information-panel at the historical museum at Bottrop, March 2010)

Bottrop Galgenberg
Bottrop Galgenberg submitted by Andreas : scheme of the barrow's structure (photo from the information-board, March 2010)

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