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<< Our Photo Pages >> Werpeloh Steingrab 3 - Chambered Tomb in Germany in Lower Saxony, Bremen

Submitted by AlexHunger on Sunday, 30 October 2005  Page Views: 2647

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Werpeloh Steingrab 3 Alternative Name: Sprockhoff 824
Country: Germany Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Bremen  Nearest Village: Werpeloh
Latitude: 52.878780N  Longitude: 7.523680E
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.
4 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.
3 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
no data

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Werpeloh Steingrab 3
Werpeloh Steingrab 3 submitted by stollentroll : chambered tomb Werpeloh 3 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered tomb in Lower Saxony consisting of 11 uprights and 3 cap stones as well as 2 other stones of undetermined origin.

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Werpeloh Steingrab 3
Werpeloh Steingrab 3 submitted by Martin_L : The 9m long passage grave viewed from the East. The 2 easternmost capstones are robbed as well as orthostat N4. The passage is partly preserved. The two stones marked "K" are probably the only remains of an enclosure. April 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Werpeloh Steingrab 3
Werpeloh Steingrab 3 submitted by Martin_L : The western capstone viewed from the NE. As a result of historic destruction attempts (use of explosives and removal of the complete dry-walling) the adjacent capstone (to the left) collapsed into the chamber. April 2009 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Werpeloh Steingrab 3
Werpeloh Steingrab 3 submitted by Martin_L : Evening sun. Western end of the 5 capstone passage grave. The 9m long chamber is halfways embedded into the ground/remains of its barrow. While it is comparatively well preserved in the West, the central and eastern parts are damaged by explosives. Some remaining stones show drillholes left from the destruction attempts. April 2009 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Werpeloh Steingrab 3
Werpeloh Steingrab 3 submitted by Martin_L : The 9m long passage grave viewed from the South. The 2 easternmost capstones are robbed as well as orthostat N4. The passage is partly preserved. The two stones marked "K" are probably the only remains of an enclosure. April 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Werpeloh Steingrab 3
Werpeloh Steingrab 3 submitted by Martin_L : Inside the chamber below capstone C1 (counting from the West) Clear height is reduced as the chamber is halfways filled with earth. April 2009 (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Werpeloh Steingrab 3
Werpeloh Steingrab 3 submitted by ShamrockStone : Werpeloh Steingrab 3. Site in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Werpeloh Steingrab 3
Werpeloh Steingrab 3 submitted by holger_rix : Werpeloh Steingrab 3 August 2012

Werpeloh Steingrab 3
Werpeloh Steingrab 3 submitted by holger_rix

Werpeloh Steingrab 3
Werpeloh Steingrab 3 submitted by holger_rix

Werpeloh Steingrab 3
Werpeloh Steingrab 3 submitted by holger_rix

Werpeloh Steingrab 3
Werpeloh Steingrab 3 submitted by holger_rix

Werpeloh Steingrab 3
Werpeloh Steingrab 3 submitted by holger_rix

Werpeloh Steingrab 3
Werpeloh Steingrab 3 submitted by johnstone : Reconstruction and ground-plan (1926), Picture credits: Sprockhoff, Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Teil 3: Niedersachsen (1975)

Werpeloh Steingrab 3
Werpeloh Steingrab 3 submitted by johnstone : Alternative name: Am Windberg It's very quiet there on Sep.12, 2017

Werpeloh Steingrab 3
Werpeloh Steingrab 3 submitted by holger_rix : Werpeloh Steingrab 3 August 2012

Werpeloh Steingrab 3
Werpeloh Steingrab 3 submitted by holger_rix

Werpeloh Steingrab 3
Werpeloh Steingrab 3 submitted by stollentroll : chambered tomb Werpeloh 3

Werpeloh Steingrab 3
Werpeloh Steingrab 3 submitted by stollentroll

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 222m SE 140° Werpeloh Windberg Grabhuegel Round Barrow(s)
 650m S 173° Werpeloh Steingrab 5* Chambered Tomb
 664m S 175° Werpeloh Steingrab 4* Chambered Tomb
 1.8km NW 307° Werpeloh Steingrab 2* Passage Grave
 2.4km WNW 293° Werpeloh Steingrab 1* Passage Grave
 3.0km E 89° Maennige Berge Huegelgraeberfeld* Barrow Cemetery
 3.2km ESE 112° Hünensteine Spahn* Chambered Tomb
 3.4km W 265° Werpeloh Steinkreis (modern)* Modern Stone Circle etc
 3.7km N 2° Boerger Opferstein* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 3.7km N 11° Boerger Dolmen (modern)* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 3.7km N 4° Boerger Steingrab 'Vaogelbarg'* Chambered Tomb
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 4.1km N 6° Boerger Steingrab 'Huenensteine'* Passage Grave
 4.3km E 92° Steenberg Spahn* Passage Grave
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 6.2km SE 136° Ostenwalde Steingrab 2* Chambered Tomb
 6.4km SE 136° Ostenwalde Steingrab 1* Passage Grave
 6.4km SE 131° Ostenwalde Steingrab 3* Chambered Tomb
 7.2km SSW 214° Gross Stavern Steingrab 4* Chambered Tomb
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 7.6km SSW 201° Duevelskuhlen Steingrab 1* Passage Grave
 7.9km SSW 201° Duevelskuhlen Steingrab 2* Passage Grave
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