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<< Our Photo Pages >> Reckum (2) - Chambered Tomb in Germany in Lower Saxony, Bremen

Submitted by AlexHunger on Sunday, 30 October 2005  Page Views: 3238

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Reckum (2) Alternative Name: Sprockhoff 812, Reckumer Steine
Country: Germany Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Bremen  Nearest Village: Reckum
Latitude: 52.869350N  Longitude: 8.482120E
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.
5 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 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

Martin_L have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 2.67 Access: 4.67

Reckum (2)
Reckum (2) submitted by AlexHunger : Also known as Sprockhoff 812. 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 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Tomb in Lower Saxony

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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Reckum (2)
Reckum (2) submitted by Martin_L : Spring 1992. Looking towards the North-western long-side of the skeletonized passage grave. Most capstones and orthostats are preserved, but partly damaged by blasting attempts. Earthwork and drywalling are mainly lost. [from colour reversal photograph taken in April 1992]. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Reckum (2) submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : October 18, 2021 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Reckum (2) submitted by Martin_L : Northeastern half of the chamber as viewed from the entrance (March 2009) (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Reckum (2) submitted by Martin_L : Large capstone No.8 (counting from SW). The chamber is deeply embedded into the earth (March 2009) (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Reckum (2) submitted by Martin_L : Standing beside the lateral passage looking towards the south-western chamber part. Picture centre: Capstone No. 3 and No. 4 (March 2009) (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Reckum (2) submitted by Martin_L : Northeastern part of the chamber. From right to left: Capstone 11 (Easternmost), Fragments of Capstone No. 10, Capstone No. 9 and No. 8 (March 2009)

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Reckum (2) submitted by johnstone : Reconstruction and ground-plan (1927), Picture credits: Sprockhoff, Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Teil 3: Niedersachsen (1975)

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Reckum (2) submitted by johnstone : Two sections (1927), Picture credits: Sprockhoff, Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Teil 3: Niedersachsen (1975)

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Reckum (2) submitted by johnstone : Side view (1927), Picture credits: Sprockhoff, Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Teil 3: Niedersachsen (1975)

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Reckum (2) submitted by johnstone : This tomb is station #29a of the Straße der Megalithkultur (information panel) (1 comment)

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Reckum (2) submitted by Martin_L : Looking along the North-western long-side. Most capstones and orthostats are preserved, but partly damaged by blasting attempts. As for example: Just above pictures centre, one half of a blasthole is visible. A part of this capstone was removed (March 2009)

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Reckum (2) submitted by Martin_L : Central part of the southeastern side. From left to right: fragments (blown to pieces) of capstone No. 6 (counting from SW), capstones No. 7, 8, 9 (March 2009)

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Reckum (2) submitted by Martin_L : Overview. Looking down onto the tomb (tripod + outstretched arms). “SW”: Southwestern chamber-endstone. “P”: Passage orthostats. “PC”: fallen passage capstone (according to Sprockhoff et al.), “C”: Capstones. March 2009

Reckum (2)
Reckum (2) submitted by AlexHunger : Also known as Sprockhoff 812. 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

Reckum (2)
Reckum (2) submitted by AlexHunger

Reckum (2)
Reckum (2) submitted by AlexHunger

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