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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (1) Alternative Name: Sprockhoff 965Country: Germany Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Bremen Nearest Village: Oldendorf
Latitude: 52.780820N Longitude: 7.819750E
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 30th Apr 2022 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 2 It is definitely important to have good shoes with you. The paths to this megalithic grave are almost no longer paths and are particularly overgrown.
Martin_L have visited here
Remains of a partly destroyed, large chambered tomb orientated nearly East-West. At least 17 stones are visible nowadays, but still deeply embedded into the eroded barrow. Possibly other stones are still covered. Earthwork measuring approximately 32m x 12m x 2 m.
As the situation in 2008 varies from the situation in 1929, when Sprockhoff and Schwieger examined the tomb I made a sketch plan to illustrate the current state. There were two more stones (No. 13 and 16 on the sketch) visible in 2008. According to Sprockhoff, none of the stones visible at the eastern end of the barrow were in situ in 1929. Judging from the current situation at least 2 of them (No. 9 and 11) are in situ. This is very interesting, as No. 11 most probably is the eastern chamber-end stone. As the western chamber-end is definitely in situ (No. 1), the length of the chamber approximately was 21m. Chambers of this size are quite common in this area. When looking at the sketch there is a noticeable gap between the 10 remaining orthostats in the West, and the 7 stones in the East. So maybe the tomb consisted of two chambers within the barrow. But as this ground-plan would be unique in this area, it is far from likely. Only an excavation could clarify this.
The site is situated in a thick wood with great ambience. It is not that far from a road, but it was one of the few sites where I needed the help of my compass to find it. A very secluded spot.
Reference:
Sprockhoff, Schwieger in: Körner, G. (Ed.), Sprockhoff, E. Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Niedersachsen-Westfalen, p. 141 (Site description submitted by Martin_L , March 2009)
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