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<< Our Photo Pages >> Mehringer Steine 1 - Chambered Tomb in Germany in Lower Saxony, Bremen

Submitted by RunaStera on Friday, 15 April 2005  Page Views: 3028

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Mehringer Steine 1 Alternative Name: Sprockhoff 879
Country: Germany Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Emsbüren
Latitude: 52.375833N  Longitude: 7.320000E
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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 4 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
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CharcoalBurner89 visited on 4th Nov 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4 The three megalithic tombs are maintained by the local community and make a wonderful impression despite the nearby road.

Harald_Platta visited on 26th Oct 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4

XIII visited on 26th Jul 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4

johnstone visited on 21st Apr 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.25 Ambience: 3.25 Access: 4

Mehringer Steine 1
Mehringer Steine 1 submitted by Martin_L : Site viewed from the East. Remains of a 7 (or 6) capstone megalithic tomb measuring appr. 14m x 3,5m originally with oval enclosure. The latter being completely destroyed except for one kerbstone remaining in the South-east. At least 3 capstones are robbed, another one is damaged by blasting attempts. The remaining capstones collapsed into the chamber. The chamber is partly embedded into the remai... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Tomb in Lower Saxony, Bremen
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Mehringer Steine 1
Mehringer Steine 1 submitted by Martin_L : Western chamber end (March 2011) Remains of a 7 (or 6) capstone megalithic tomb measuring appr. 14m x 3,5m originally with oval enclosure. The latter being completely destroyed except for one kerbstone remaining in the South-east. At least 3 capstones are robbed, another one is damaged by blasting attempts. The remaining capstones collapsed into the chamber. The chamber is partly embedded into t... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mehringer Steine 1
Mehringer Steine 1 submitted by Martin_L : Pole aerial view from the East (March 2011) Remains of a 7 (or 6) capstone megalithic tomb measuring appr. 14m x 3,5m originally with oval enclosure. The latter being completely destroyed except for one kerbstone remaining in the South-east. At least 3 capstones are robbed, another one is damaged by blasting attempts. The remaining capstones collapsed into the chamber. The chamber is partly embe... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mehringer Steine 1
Mehringer Steine 1 submitted by Martin_L : Pole aerial view from the West (March 2011) Remains of a 7 (or 6) capstone megalithic tomb measuring appr. 14m x 3,5m originally with oval enclosure. The latter being completely destroyed except for one kerbstone remaining in the South-east. At least 3 capstones are robbed, another one is damaged by blasting attempts. The remaining capstones collapsed into the chamber. The chamber is partly emb... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mehringer Steine 1
Mehringer Steine 1 submitted by johnstone : The situation on Apr.21, 2005 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mehringer Steine 1
Mehringer Steine 1 submitted by madcat : A nice megalithic grave near the German town of Emsbüren.

Mehringer Steine 1
Mehringer Steine 1 submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : November 4, 2023

Mehringer Steine 1
Mehringer Steine 1 submitted by CharcoalBurner89

Mehringer Steine 1
Mehringer Steine 1 submitted by Harald_Platta : The Mehringer Steine are three chambered tombs in Mehringen (Lower Saxony, Germany). They were most likely built by the Funnelbeaker Culture (ca. 3500-2800 BC). The picture shows the grave Mehringer Steine 1. View approx. from the West. The picture was taken in October 2019. © Platta 2019

Mehringer Steine 1
Mehringer Steine 1 submitted by Harald_Platta : The Mehringer Steine are three chambered tombs in Mehringen (Lower Saxony, Germany). They were most likely built by the Funnelbeaker Culture (ca. 3500-2800 BC). The picture shows the grave Mehringer Steine 1. View approx. from the South-West. The picture was taken in October 2019. © Platta 2019

Mehringer Steine 1
Mehringer Steine 1 submitted by johnstone : Reconstruction and ground-plan (1926), Picture credits: Sprockhoff, Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Teil 3: Niedersachsen (1975)

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