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<< Our Photo Pages >> Werpeloh Steingrab 5 - Chambered Tomb in Germany in Lower Saxony, Bremen

Submitted by RunaStera on Monday, 18 April 2005  Page Views: 2684

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Werpeloh Steingrab 5 Alternative Name: Großsteingräber auf der Buschhöhe, Sprockhoff 826
Country: Germany Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Werpeloh
Latitude: 52.872980N  Longitude: 7.524934E
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.
5 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
0No data.
3 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
0no data
5

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Werpeloh Steingrab 5
Werpeloh Steingrab 5 submitted by Martin_L : Werpeloh V viewed (pole aerial) from the North. Chamber measuring appr. 6m by 3,2m [1]. It is halfway exposed, the dry-walling is robbed, but all ortostats are preserved and in situ, except for the western entrance orthostat (EW). The 3 capstones collapsed into the chamber (C1-C3). The chamber probably had a more unusual entrance in the South consisting of two orthostats (EW and EW) set slightly... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Tomb in Lower Saxony, Bremen
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Werpeloh Steingrab 5
Werpeloh Steingrab 5 submitted by Martin_L : Werpeloh V viewed from the South. Chamber measuring appr. 6m by 3,2m [1]. It is halfway exposed, the dry-walling is robbed, but all ortostats are preserved and in situ, except for the western entrance orthostat. The 3 capstones collapsed into the chamber. The chamber probably had a more unusual entrance in the South consisting of two orthostats set slightly inwards beside the orthostats W3 and E... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Werpeloh Steingrab 5
Werpeloh Steingrab 5 submitted by Martin_L : Werpeloh V viewed from the South. Collapsed entrance. Chamber measuring appr. 6m by 3,2m [1]. It probably had a more unusual entrance in the South consisting of two orthostats set slightly inwards beside the orthostats W3 and E3. In contrast Werpeloh IV just 12m to the West is a classic passage grave. [1] Reference: Sprockhoff, Schwieger in: Körner, G. (Ed.), Sprockhoff, E. Atlas der Meg... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Werpeloh Steingrab 5
Werpeloh Steingrab 5 submitted by Martin_L : Werpeloh V viewed from the East. Chamber measuring appr. 6m by 3,2m [1]. It is halfway exposed, the dry-walling is robbed, but all ortostats are preserved and in situ, except for the western entrance orthostat. The 3 capstones collapsed into the chamber (C1-C3). May 2009 [1] Reference: Sprockhoff, Schwieger in: Körner, G. (Ed.), Sprockhoff, E. Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Werpeloh Steingrab 5
Werpeloh Steingrab 5 submitted by Martin_L : Werpeloh V seen from the NW. View along western long-side. Chamber measuring appr. 6m by 3,2m [1]. It is halfway exposed, the dry-walling is robbed, but all ortostats are preserved and in situ, except for the western entrance orthostat (EW). The 3 capstones collapsed into the chamber (C1-C3). [1] Reference: Sprockhoff, Schwieger in: Körner, G. (Ed.), Sprockhoff, E. Atlas der MegalithgrÃ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Werpeloh Steingrab 5
Werpeloh Steingrab 5 submitted by Martin_L : Werpeloh V viewed from the East. Chamber measuring appr. 6m by 3,2m [1]. It is halfway exposed, the dry-walling is robbed, but all ortostats are preserved and in situ, except for the western entrance orthostat (EW). The 3 capstones collapsed into the chamber (C1-C3). The chamber probably had a more unusual entrance in the South consisting of two orthostats (EW and EW) set slightly inwards besi...

Werpeloh Steingrab 5
Werpeloh Steingrab 5 submitted by ShamrockStone : Werpeloh Steingrab 5. In the back Steingrab 4. Site in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Werpeloh Steingrab 5
Werpeloh Steingrab 5 submitted by holger_rix : Werpeloh Steingrab 5 August 2012 (In this view it looks like there are some faint cupmarks on the fallen capstone)

Werpeloh Steingrab 5
Werpeloh Steingrab 5 submitted by holger_rix : Werpeloh Steingrab 5 August 2012

Werpeloh Steingrab 5
Werpeloh Steingrab 5 submitted by holger_rix

Werpeloh Steingrab 5
Werpeloh Steingrab 5 submitted by johnstone : Reconstruction and ground-plan (1926), Picture credits: Sprockhoff, Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Teil 3: Niedersachsen (1975)

Werpeloh Steingrab 5
Werpeloh Steingrab 5 submitted by holger_rix : Werpeloh Steingrab 5 August 2012 Public Information

Werpeloh Steingrab 5
Werpeloh Steingrab 5 submitted by stollentroll : chambered tomb Werpeloh 5

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 33m WSW 241° Werpeloh Steingrab 4* Chambered Tomb
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 650m N 353° Werpeloh Steingrab 3* Chambered Tomb
 2.3km NW 319° Werpeloh Steingrab 2* Passage Grave
 2.8km NW 304° Werpeloh Steingrab 1* Passage Grave
 2.9km E 101° Hünensteine Spahn* Chambered Tomb
 3.0km ENE 76° Maennige Berge Huegelgraeberfeld* Barrow Cemetery
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 4.3km E 83° Steenberg Spahn* Passage Grave
 4.4km N 8° Boerger Dolmen (modern)* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 4.4km N 1° Boerger Opferstein* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 4.4km N 2° Boerger Steingrab 'Vaogelbarg'* Chambered Tomb
 4.6km N 3° Boerger Steingrab 'Steenhus'* Chambered Tomb
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 4.8km SSW 192° Pütkesberge Grosssteingrab* Chambered Tomb
 5.7km SE 133° Ostenwalde Steingrab 2* Chambered Tomb
 5.9km SE 132° Ostenwalde Steingrab 1* Passage Grave
 6.0km SE 127° Ostenwalde Steingrab 3* Chambered Tomb
 6.7km SW 217° Gross Stavern Steingrab 4* Chambered Tomb
 6.8km SW 217° Gross Stavern Steingrab 5* Chambered Tomb
 6.8km SW 217° Gross Stavern Steingrab 6 Chambered Tomb
 6.9km SW 217° Gross Stavern Steingrab 8* Chambered Tomb
 6.9km SW 217° Huegelgraeberfeld Staverner Wald 1* Barrow Cemetery
 7.0km SSW 203° Duevelskuhlen Steingrab 1* Passage Grave
 7.3km SSW 203° Duevelskuhlen Steingrab 2* Passage Grave
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