<< Our Photo Pages >> Sievern Buelzenbett - Chambered Tomb in Germany in Lower Saxony, Bremen
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Sievern Buelzenbett Alternative Name: Sprockhoff 608, Monumenta Chaucorum, BülzenbettCountry: Germany Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Bremerhaven Nearest Village: Sievern
Latitude: 53.659550N Longitude: 8.615417E
Condition:
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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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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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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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.2 Ambience: 4.2 Access: 4
The middle capstone is split in two and has fallen into the chamber. One legend has it that Charlemagne (“Karl der Große”, after whom the Karlsteine are named) was responsible; another that the Devil was angered at being driven away by Christian priests. Personal inspection offers a more mundane reason: like so many others, attempts had been made to use the stones as a quarry, as a line of wedge holes can be seen. A drawing made in 1755 shows the middle capstone in its split form, so the attempt to remove the stones for building material can be dated to before that time.
Legend says that its name originates from a giant or heathen king (“Bilse’s bed”).
Suggested parking: at the official Pipinsburg parking area (N53.65792 E8.60849) just off the federal road, north of Sievern.
Orientation: roughly NW-SE, bordering stones laid in a trapezoidal shape
Estimated age: roughly 2500 BC
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