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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bierstedt Steingrab Alternative Name: Altmark 2Country: Germany Land: Saxony-Anhalt Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Salzwedel Nearest Village: Bierstedt
Latitude: 52.735019N Longitude: 11.018584E
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 26th Feb 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Although largely destroyed, this megalithic tomb is truly a delight to behold. Definitely a magical place for me!
johnstone visited on 1st Sep 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 5 Access: 4
A dolmen with a huge capstone north of Bierstedt.
References:
Johann Friedrich Danneil
'Specielle Nachweisung der Hünengräber in der Altmark'
Sechster Jahresbericht (Neuhaldensleben-Gardelegen 1843)
No. 84
Eduard Krause, Otto Schoetensack
'Die megalithischen Gräber (Steinkammergräber) Deutschlands'
Zeitschrift für Ethnologie
25. Band v. 1893, No. 121, p. 151
Hartmut Bock, Barbara Fritsch, Lothar Mittag
'Großsteingräber in der Altmark'
Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt
Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte, Halle (Saale) 2006, No. 2, p. 44
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