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<< Our Photo Pages >> Glaner Braut 3 - Chambered Tomb in Germany in Lower Saxony, Bremen

Submitted by RunaStera on Monday, 18 April 2005  Page Views: 3681

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Glaner Braut 3 Alternative Name: Sprockhoff 950
Country: Germany Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Wildeshausen  Nearest Village: Glane
Latitude: 52.929820N  Longitude: 8.373610E
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
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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CharcoalBurner89 visited on 18th Oct 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 'Glaner Braut 3' is a bit away from the larger grave complexes.

johnstone visited on 4th Sep 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3

SolarMegalith visited on 19th Jun 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3

Martin_L have visited here

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

Glaner Braut 3
Glaner Braut 3 submitted by AlexHunger : Chambered tomb consisting of 10 uprights and 3 capstones. Unusually for the region, there are no perimeter enclosure stones. North - South orientation. 9 Meter Altitude. Close to Glaner Braut 2 and 3. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Tomb in Lower Saxony, Bremen

Chambered tomb consisting of 10 uprights and 3 capstones. North - South orientation. 9 Meter Altitude. Exact GPS position from handheld device.
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Glaner Braut 3
Glaner Braut 3 submitted by Martin_L : Nebulous autumn equinox night 2010. The passage grave lit by the moon. Jupiter was close to the moon and is visible at the upper picture edge. There are also several sheep in the background beside the trees. The ambience was delightful. For more instructive photos of the passage grave: see site page. September 2010 (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Glaner Braut 3
Glaner Braut 3 submitted by Martin_L : Passage grave Glane III viewed from the South. In the background Glane I. Glane III was a 4 capstone passage grave. The chamber orthostats (4 on each long side, one on each narrow side) are preserved and almost in situ, but only partly visible as the chamber is largely embedded into the ground. Three out of four chamber capstones are preserved, but moved and fallen. The top of a remaining pas... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Glaner Braut 3
Glaner Braut 3 submitted by Martin_L : Passage grave Glane III viewed from the South-west. In the background Glane I (center and left) and Glane II (right) are partly visible. Glane III was a 4 capstone passage grave. The chamber orthostats (4 on each long side, one on each narrow side) are preserved and almost in situ but only partly visible as the chamber is largely embedded into the ground. Three out of four chamber capstones a... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Glaner Braut 3
Glaner Braut 3 submitted by Martin_L : Glane III was a 4 capstone passage grave. Clear chamber size 6m x 2m (Sprockhoff et al.). The chamber orthostats (4 on each long side, one on each narrow side) are preserved and almost in situ, but only partly visible as the chamber is largely embedded into the ground. Three out of four chamber capstones are preserved, but moved and fallen. One orthostat of the lateral passage remained, but is not... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Glaner Braut 3
Glaner Braut 3 submitted by Martin_L : Oblique aerial (pole) view from the South-West. Glane III was a 4 capstone passage grave. Clear chamber size 6m x 2m (Sprockhoff et al.). The chamber orthostats (4 on each long side, one on each narrow side) are preserved and almost in situ, but only partly visible as the chamber is largely embedded into the ground. Three out of four chamber capstones are preserved, but moved and fallen. One ort... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Glaner Braut 3
Glaner Braut 3 submitted by Martin_L : Aerial (pole) view from the South-East. Glane III was a 4 capstone passage grave. The chamber orthostats (4 on each long side, one on each narrow side) are preserved and almost in situ, but only partly visible as the chamber is largely embedded into the ground. Three out of four chamber capstones are preserved, but moved and fallen. One orthostat of the lateral passage remained, but is not in sit...

Glaner Braut 3
Glaner Braut 3 submitted by Martin_L : Glane III viewed from the South. In the background Glane I. September 2021

Glaner Braut 3
Glaner Braut 3 submitted by Martin_L : Winter 2017. The chamber photographed using a modified Kodak Cresta camera and ORWO NP20 film. Glane III was a 4 capstone passage grave. Clear chamber size 6m x 2m (Sprockhoff et al.). The chamber orthostats (4 on each long side, one on each narrow side) are preserved and almost in situ, but only partly visible as the chamber is largely embedded into the ground. Three out of four chamber capstone...

Glaner Braut 3
Glaner Braut 3 submitted by holger_rix : Glaner Braut 3 April 2011

Glaner Braut 3
Glaner Braut 3 submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : October 18, 2021 (1 comment)

Glaner Braut 3
Glaner Braut 3 submitted by holger_rix : Glaner Braut 3 April 2011

Glaner Braut 3
Glaner Braut 3 submitted by johnstone : Reconstruction and ground-plan (1929), Picture credits: Sprockhoff, Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Teil 3: Niedersachsen (1975)

Glaner Braut 3
Glaner Braut 3 submitted by holger_rix : Glaner Braut 3 April 2011

Glaner Braut 3
Glaner Braut 3 submitted by SolarMegalith : Glaner Braut III - the small chambered tomb near Wildeshausen. On the second plan you can see the other Glaner braut tombs.

Glaner Braut 3
Glaner Braut 3 submitted by AlexHunger : Chambered tomb consisting of 10 uprights and 3 capstones. North - South orientation. 9 Meter Altitude. Close to Glaner Braut 2 and 3.

Glaner Braut 3
Glaner Braut 3 submitted by AlexHunger

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