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<< Our Photo Pages >> Altenmedingen Langbett 1 - Long Barrow in Germany in Lower Saxony, Bremen

Submitted by greywether on Saturday, 09 July 2005  Page Views: 3839

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Altenmedingen Langbett 1 Alternative Name: Sprockhoff 752, Königsgräber Haaßel, Haassel
Country: Germany Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Lueneburg  Nearest Village: Altenmedingen
Latitude: 53.125915N  Longitude: 10.622758E
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.
3 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.
4 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
4

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CharcoalBurner89 visited on 29th Aug 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Three preserved long barrows. Grave number 2 is still in the best state of preservation. In the case of grave number 1, however, the mound can still be clearly seen.

johnstone visited on 5th Sep 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4

maddy have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 4

Altenmedingen Langbett 1
Altenmedingen Langbett 1 submitted by holger_rix : the chamber of 'Grab 1' of the 'Koenigsgraeber' (Vote or comment on this photo)
Long Barrow in Lower Saxony, Bremen

1 of 3 graves in a line running NW/SE. The co-ordinates are for the NW site (Grab 1) where the parking is. There is an information board.
August 1994.
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Altenmedingen Langbett 1
Altenmedingen Langbett 1 submitted by krautrock : Altenmedingen Langbett 1 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Altenmedingen Langbett 1
Altenmedingen Langbett 1 submitted by krautrock (Vote or comment on this photo)

Altenmedingen Langbett 1
Altenmedingen Langbett 1 submitted by holger_rix : this is 'Grab 1', the biggest of this 3 tombs.. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Altenmedingen Langbett 1
Altenmedingen Langbett 1 submitted by holger_rix : 'Grab 1' of the 'Königsgräber Haassel' (Vote or comment on this photo)

Altenmedingen Langbett 1
Altenmedingen Langbett 1 submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : August 29, 2022

Altenmedingen Langbett 1
Altenmedingen Langbett 1 submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : Parts of the mound can still be seen, unlike the other two long barrows. August 29, 2022

Altenmedingen Langbett 1
Altenmedingen Langbett 1 submitted by johnstone : Looking westwards on Sep.5, 2019

Altenmedingen Langbett 1
Altenmedingen Langbett 1 submitted by johnstone : Four stones in the centre, the remains of a chamber? Sep.5, 2019

Altenmedingen Langbett 1
Altenmedingen Langbett 1 submitted by johnstone : Overview looking eastward, Sep.5, 2019

Altenmedingen Langbett 1
Altenmedingen Langbett 1 submitted by johnstone : Reconstruction and ground-plan (1932), Picture credits: Sprockhoff, Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Teil 3: Niedersachsen (1975)

Altenmedingen Langbett 1
Altenmedingen Langbett 1 submitted by maddy : October 2007

Altenmedingen Langbett 1
Altenmedingen Langbett 1 submitted by maddy

Altenmedingen Langbett 1
Altenmedingen Langbett 1 submitted by maddy

Altenmedingen Langbett 1
Altenmedingen Langbett 1 submitted by maddy

Altenmedingen Langbett 1
Altenmedingen Langbett 1 submitted by holger_rix : here is the information table

Altenmedingen Langbett 1
Altenmedingen Langbett 1 submitted by greywether : Grab 1 - the scant remains of the chamber and kerbstones.

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