<< Our Photo Pages >> Stöckse Teufelsbett - Chambered Tomb in Germany in Lower Saxony, Bremen
Submitted by Martin_L on Sunday, 17 April 2005 Page Views: 3178
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Stöckse Teufelsbett Alternative Name: Hünengrab am Giebichenstein, Sprockhoff 813Country: Germany Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Hannover Nearest Village: Stöckse
Latitude: 52.633056N Longitude: 9.315000E
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 |
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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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bussfoerare visited on 23rd Sep 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5
CharcoalBurner89 visited on 8th Aug 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 The ambience is wonderful with the hiking trail and the forest; however, the stone grave has been destroyed in an advanced state and has hardly been restored.
Martin_L have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4 Access: 4.5
Chambers' capstones have been destroyed in historic times. Only some fragments remained. Nevertheless an impressive monument.
The site is not signposted, but cannot be missed just by following the several signs pointing towards the famous "Giebichenstein" erratic which is just appr. 60m away.
Reference:
Krause, Schoetensack, Sprockhoff, Schwieger in Körner.G. (ed.) Sprockhoff, E. „Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands– Teil 3: Niedersachsen – Westfalen“, Textband p.84f, Atlasband pl. 88
(Site description submitted by Martin_L , November 2012)
Coordinates provided by RunaStera in 2005.
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