<< Our Photo Pages >> Reckum (2) - Chambered Tomb in Germany in Lower Saxony, Bremen
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Reckum (2) Alternative Name: Sprockhoff 812, Reckumer SteineCountry: Germany Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Bremen Nearest Village: Reckum
Latitude: 52.869350N Longitude: 8.482120E
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 18th Oct 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Large megalithic tomb, which can be easily reached by car.
johnstone visited on 5th Sep 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 2 Access: 5
SolarMegalith visited on 1st Aug 2004 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 2.67 Access: 4.67
Chambered tomb measuring 19.5 Meters by 1.5 Meters consisting of 10 capstones, and numerous uprights.
It is believed the site once had a 26 Meter long Perimeter enclosure.
NE - SW orientation.
27 Meter Altitude
Exact GPS position from handheld device.
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