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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Axstedt Huenensteine Alternative Name: Sprockhoff 620, Hünensteine Axstedt
Country: Germany
NOTE: This site is 2.798 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Bremen  Nearest Village: Axstedt
Latitude: 53.359348N  Longitude: 8.753900E
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:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
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 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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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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CharcoalBurner89 visited on 6th Mar 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 This passage grave can be easily reached by car. However, the road layout in Axstedt is a bit confusing, so you should rely on your GPS.

johnstone visited on 14th Sep 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5

SolarMegalith visited on 1st Aug 2004 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 5

Martin_L have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.67 Ambience: 3.33 Access: 5

Axstedt Huenensteine
Axstedt Huenensteine submitted by Martin_L : Western part of the chamber. One of the remaining 2 passage orthostats visible at the lower edge of the picture. All 14 chamber orthostats are preserved nearly in situ, but are deeply embedded into the ground. Only one impressive capstone (out of probably 6) remained. (April 2009) (Vote or comment on this photo)
Located in farmland close to a minor road, this 6-yoke chambered tomb only has one capstone and 14 uprights still left over. The original entrance lay in the middle of the south side, with two passage stones remaining.

There is a round barrow nearby at N53.3584 E8.7550.

Orientation: E-W
Estimated age: approx. 3000 B.C.
Classified by Sprockhoff as No. 620
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Axstedt Huenensteine
Axstedt Huenensteine submitted by Martin_L : The westernmost chamber-part viewed from the North-West. Blue hour in May 2009. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Axstedt Huenensteine submitted by Martin_L : The westernmost capstone of this 6-capstone passage-grave still is in situ. March 2010 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Axstedt Huenensteine submitted by Martin_L : Looking down from a height of approx 6m: the 6-capstone passage-grave measures approx. 9,5m x 2,5m (clear 8m x 1,4m) [1]. All chamber-orthostats are preserved almost in situ, but largely hidden inside the eroded barrrow. In contrast all capstones are robbed except for the western-most. One pair of passage-orthostats preserved. No remains of a possible enclosure visible. [1] Sprockhoff, Schwieg... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Axstedt Huenensteine submitted by hermitano : Close-up, looking east (Vote or comment on this photo)

Axstedt Huenensteine
Axstedt Huenensteine submitted by Martin_L : Looking down onto the remains of the 6-capstone passage-grave from the North-East. Chamber measuring approx. 9,5m x 2,5m (clear 8m x 1,4m). All chamber-orthostats are preserved almost in situ, but largely hidden inside the eroded barrrow. In contrast all capstones are robbed except for the westernmost. One pair of passage-orthostats preserved. No remains of a possible enclosure visible. April 201... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Axstedt Huenensteine
Axstedt Huenensteine submitted by SolarMegalith : Steingrab in Axstedt. Unfortunately the monument isn't signed on the main road - in the village Axstedt you need to turn left and then right on the crossing. The tomb itself is in poor condition, only one capstone is left.

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Axstedt Huenensteine submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : March 6, 2021

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Axstedt Huenensteine submitted by krautrock : Axstedt Huenensteine April 2011

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Axstedt Huenensteine submitted by holger_rix : Axstedt Huenensteine 10.04.2011 A foggy spring morning, the sun came through an hour later..

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Axstedt Huenensteine submitted by Martin_L : The passage-grave viewed from the North-west. Photo showing the significant remains of the eroded barrow. Especially the eastern chamber part still is deeply embedded into the ground while the westernmost part is more exposed. April 2010

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Axstedt Huenensteine submitted by Martin_L : The western part of the chamber with the only remaining capstone.

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Axstedt Huenensteine submitted by hermitano : General view of the chambered tomb near Axstedt, looking southwest. (2 comments)

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Axstedt Huenensteine submitted by krautrock : Axstedt Huenensteine April 2011

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Axstedt Huenensteine submitted by krautrock

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Axstedt Huenensteine submitted by holger_rix : Axstedt Huenensteine 10.04.2011 A foggy spring morning, the sun came through an hour later..

Axstedt Huenensteine
Axstedt Huenensteine submitted by holger_rix

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Axstedt Huenensteine submitted by holger_rix : Axstedt Huenensteine 10.04.2011 A foggy spring morning, the sun came through an hour later.. (picture from pole)

Axstedt Huenensteine
Axstedt Huenensteine submitted by holger_rix : Axstedt Huenensteine 10.04.2011 A foggy spring morning, the sun came through an hour later..

Axstedt Huenensteine
Axstedt Huenensteine submitted by holger_rix

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Axstedt Huenensteine submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : The 'Hünensteine ​​von Axstedt' before 1957. You can see that the area next to the megalithic grave has just been planted with trees. Photo by Carl Schemkes.

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Axstedt Huenensteine submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : March 6, 2021

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Axstedt Huenensteine submitted by johnstone : Ground-plan (1927), Picture credits: Sprockhoff, Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Teil 3: Niedersachsen (1975)

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Axstedt Huenensteine submitted by johnstone : Enormous capstone with bump, Sep. 14, 2017

Axstedt Huenensteine
Axstedt Huenensteine submitted by johnstone : Strange bump on the capstone, is this natural? Sep. 14, 2017

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