<< Our Photo Pages >> Darpvenne Grab 3 - Chambered Tomb in Germany in Lower Saxony, Bremen
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Darpvenne Grab 3 Alternative Name: Broxten Grab III, Sprockhoff 902Country: Germany Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Osnabrück Nearest Village: Darpvenne
Latitude: 52.367500N Longitude: 8.181333E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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CharcoalBurner89 visited on 7th May 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 The three megalithic tombs located here are definitely worth a visit! Clear recommendation. Easy to get to and wonderful to take a break!
johnstone visited on 8th Sep 2016 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4
SolarMegalith visited on 19th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4
Martin_L have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.33 Ambience: 3 Access: 4
Except for one orthostat in the NE, all orthostats are preserved, but some are slightly out of place as a result of the destruction activities. The chamber is halfways filled with earth. Dry-walling and intermediate stones are robbed.
Reference:
[1] Sprockhoff, Schwieger in: Körner, G. (Ed.), Sprockhoff, E. Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Niedersachsen-Westfalen, p. 120.
[2] Schlüter, W. in Vor- und frügeschichtliche Denkmäler, Das Osnabrücker Land III, Band 44, Verlag Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 1979, p. 14
(Site description submitted by Martin_L , April 2009)
Coordinates provided by RunaStera in 2005.
Alex Hunger wrote: 13 Meters by 3 Meters without perimeter stones. 3 Capstones but excellent uprights. 71 Meter Altitude. On ridge between 2 lakes/sandpits close to two other chambered tombs. Convenient parking on side of road and signposts.
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