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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bretsch Steingrab 1 Alternative Name: Altmark 5Country: Germany Land: Saxony-Anhalt Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Stendal Nearest Village: Bretsch
Latitude: 52.843374N Longitude: 11.652065E
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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johnstone visited on 24th Aug 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5
(Site description submitted by Martin_L , October 2009)
Chamber orientated NE-SW. Length 8m. Orthostats: 5 (out of 5) preserved on the northern long side, 4 (out of 4 or 5) preserved on the southern long side. One orthostat on each narrow side.
Capstones: Easternmost (No. 5 counting from the West) preserved in situ. Capstone No. 3 collapsed into the chamber. The other capstones are destroyed (blown to pieces). Larger fragments are scattered around.
Chamber type is unknown. Entrance (and passage?) probably located between orthostats S1 and S3.
Enclosure: Orientated parallel to the chamber. Most kerbstones (at least 30) are preserved, but often fallen to barrows' outside. While most of the enclosure is preserved, the western part is largely destroyed. The enclosure probably was slightly trapezoid (or rectangular). Size: length at least 25m. Width 8m in the East, probably 7m in the West.
The earthwork of the long barrow is heavily eroded and flew in all directions. Height reduced to 1m (originally appr. 2m). Size increased to over 30m x 15m.
Reference:
[1] Danneil, J. Fr., “Specielle Nachweiung der Hünengräber in der Altmark” Sechster Jahresbericht d. Altmärk. Vereins für vaterländische Geschichte u. Industrie 1843, S. 96
[2] Bock, Fritsch, Mittag, Lipták, “Großsteingräber in der Altmark”, Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt, Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte, Halle (Saale) 2006, S 54-56
[3] Krause, E., Schoetensack, O. Die megalithischen Gräber Deutschlands. I. Altmark. Zeitschrift f. Ethnologie 25, 1893, S. 139f, Nr. 35, Tafel VI
peterpf wrote: The first of three tombs close together between Bretsch and Drüsedau.
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