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<< Our Photo Pages >> Gross Wittensee Dolmen - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Germany in Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg

Submitted by holger_rix on Tuesday, 16 September 2008  Page Views: 4167

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gross Wittensee Dolmen Alternative Name: Sprockhoff 79
Country: Germany
NOTE: This site is 3.145 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Eckernfoerde  Nearest Village: Lehmsiek
Latitude: 54.412278N  Longitude: 9.810769E
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
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
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 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
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
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1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Gross Wittensee Dolmen
Gross Wittensee Dolmen submitted by Krautrock : In the background the hill with the chamber. The stone circle around the barrow is lost (Spr).Maybe this two stones are from the circle???In this forrest are a lot big stones. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Burial Chamber (Dolmen) in Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg

Remains of a Burial Chamber..

Source:
Ernst Sprockhoff: Atlas der Megalithgraeber Deutschlands, Teil 1, Schleswig-Holstein
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Gross Wittensee Dolmen
Gross Wittensee Dolmen submitted by krautrock : Around the Gross Wittensee Dolmen in the forrest call "Wahrberg" between the towns Groß Wittensee and Eckernförde (Baltic Sea) are a group of sightly round barrows. Thousands years before, this area was moorland. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Gross Wittensee Dolmen
Gross Wittensee Dolmen submitted by johnstone : Reconstruction and ground-plan (1959), Picture credits: Sprockhoff, Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Teil 1: Schleswig-Holstein (1965/66). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gross Wittensee Dolmen
Gross Wittensee Dolmen submitted by holger_rix : Gross Wittensee Dolmen 9/2013 (In the background one of the Round Barrows) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gross Wittensee Dolmen
Gross Wittensee Dolmen submitted by holger_rix : Gross Wittensee Dolmen 9/2013 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gross Wittensee Dolmen
Gross Wittensee Dolmen submitted by holger_rix

Gross Wittensee Dolmen
Gross Wittensee Dolmen submitted by krautrock : Around the Gross Wittensee Dolmen in the forrest call "Wahrberg" between the towns Groß Wittensee and Eckernförde (Baltic Sea) are a group of sightly round barrows. Thousands years before this area was moorland.

Gross Wittensee Dolmen
Gross Wittensee Dolmen submitted by krautrock : Around the Gross Wittensee Dolmen in the forrest call "Wahrberg" between the towns Groß Wittensee and Eckernförde (Baltic Sea) are a group of sightly round barrows. Thousands years before, this area was moorland.

Gross Wittensee Dolmen
Gross Wittensee Dolmen submitted by Krautrock : In the background you will see one of a group of round barrows in this forrest. (1 comment)

Gross Wittensee Dolmen
Gross Wittensee Dolmen submitted by Krautrock : View from north-west. (1 comment)

Gross Wittensee Dolmen
Gross Wittensee Dolmen submitted by Krautrock : The south-east side .The capstones are lost.

Gross Wittensee Dolmen
Gross Wittensee Dolmen submitted by Krautrock : View from the west.This time the snow felt with eastern wind.

Gross Wittensee Dolmen
Gross Wittensee Dolmen submitted by Krautrock : The southside of the barrow.On top the remains of the burial chamber.

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Re: Gross Wittensee Dolmen by krautrock on Monday, 16 February 2009
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