<< Our Photo Pages >> Varnhorn Muehlensteine - Chambered Tomb in Germany in Lower Saxony, Bremen
Submitted by AlexHunger on Sunday, 30 October 2005 Page Views: 4254
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Varnhorn Muehlensteine Alternative Name: Mühlensteine, Sprockhoff 976Country: Germany Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Bremen Nearest Village: Varnhorn
Latitude: 52.873400N Longitude: 8.326483E
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 |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | no data |
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CharcoalBurner89 visited on 19th Oct 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 The 'mill stones' are easy to reach by a short walk. I still recommend sturdy shoes (especially after rain).
Martin_L have visited here
(Site description submitted by Martin_L , January 2009)
Damaged, but still impressive chambered tomb. Orientation NE-SW. According to Sprockhoff et al. original clear size 7m x 1,6m.
Orthostats:
North-western long side:3 orthostats in situ, two are missing.
South-eastern long side: 2 orthostats in situ, one out of place, one or two missing.
South-western chamber end: 1 end-stone, damaged by blasting attempt slightly out of place.
North-eastern chamber end: 1 end-stone, in situ.
Capstones:
No. 1 (counting from West) is blown into 2 fragments that collapsed into the chamber.
No. 2 is nearly in situ. It has a drill hole in it, but fortunately the destruction was stopped.
No. 3 collapsed into the chamber due to blasting attempts.
No. 4 blown into pieces, only a part remained at the eastern end.
Reference:
Sprockhoff, Schwieger in: Körner, G. (Ed.), Sprockhoff, E. Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Niedersachsen-Westfalen, p. 144
Location:
1km North of Varnhorn on a small hill could "Mühlenhöhe" (~"Millhill"). The site has a very fine ambience, and is well worth a visit. As it is situated in the neighbourhood of some extremely famous megalithic tombs the site tends to be comparatively unknown. Translation of “Mühlensteine” is “Millstones”.
AlexHunger wrote in 2005:
In woods between Varnhorn and Thölstedt. Chambered tomb consisting of 8 at least 2 uprights and 3 cap stones, which have largely collapsed into the chamber. Other stones can not be attibuted.
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