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<< Our Photo Pages >> Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst - Chambered Tomb in Germany in Lower Saxony, Bremen

Submitted by RunaStera on Friday, 15 April 2005  Page Views: 2962

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst Alternative Name: Sprockhoff 875
Country: Germany Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Freren
Latitude: 52.504000N  Longitude: 7.551667E
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.
 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
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: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Beautifully located and in good condition. Easily accessible by a short walk.

XIII visited on 26th Jul 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 5

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

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4.33 Access: 4.33

Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst
Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst submitted by Martin_L : Eastern end of the passage-grave. Capstones C10 and C11 are blown to pieces, pictures' center shows Capstone C9, that slipped of its orthostats. Foreground right: a fragment of capstone C10 (Sprockhoff et al.). April 2009 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Tomb in Lower Saxony, Bremen
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Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst
Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst submitted by Martin_L : Looking along the northern long side of the 11 capstone-passage grave. Foreground showing remaining kerbstones of the oval enclosure (25 x 8m) and a fragment of a capstone blown to pieces by explosives. While most chamber orthostats are preserved, only 4 chamber capstones remained undestroyed (C1,C2,C3 and C9). Sprockhoff et al. identified fragments of 4 other capstones (C7, C8, C10, C11). C4, C5 ... (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst
Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst submitted by Martin_L : September 2019. From the NE. While most chamber orthostats are preserved, only 4 chamber capstones remained undestroyed (C1,C2,C3 and C9). Sprockhoff et al. identified fragments of 4 other capstones (C7, C8, C10, C11). C4, C5 and the central entrance capstone C6 are completely missing. [35mm film photograph taken with Chinon TTL + Reflecta 55mm f1.7 lens on stand developed Kentmere 400 film] (Vote or comment on this photo)

Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst
Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst submitted by RunaStera : This is the over 20m long Stonegrave in the Alt-Frerener Forest, near Freren in the county Emsland. It is a typically Emsland-Chamber-Passagegrave. East-West-Direction (241°) with the passage in the south. Location: 52° 30.24 N 7° 33.10 E (Vote or comment on this photo)

Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst
Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst submitted by ShamrockStone : Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst. Site in Lower Saxony, Germany. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst
Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst submitted by Martin_L : September 2019. Meant as a more 'spirit of the site' like photograph. From the NE. Foreground showing remaining kerbstones of the oval enclosure (25 x 8m) and a fragment of a capstone blown to pieces by explosives. While most chamber orthostats are preserved, only 4 chamber capstones remained undestroyed (C1,C2,C3 and C9). Sprockhoff et al. identified fragments of 4 other capstones (C7, C8, C10, C...

Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst
Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : November 4, 2023

Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst
Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst submitted by CharcoalBurner89

Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst
Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst submitted by johnstone : Reconstruction and ground-plan (1926), Picture credits: Sprockhoff, Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Teil 3: Niedersachsen (1975)

Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst
Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst submitted by johnstone : The tomb on Apr.21, 2005

Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst
Großsteingrab im Alt-Frerener Forst submitted by madcat : Another picture of the over 20m long Stonegrave in the Alt-Frerener Forest.

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