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<< Our Photo Pages >> Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3) - Chambered Tomb in Germany in Lower Saxony, Bremen

Submitted by stollentroll on Saturday, 09 September 2006  Page Views: 2794

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3) Alternative Name: Sprockhoff 967
Country: Germany Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Lastrup  Nearest Village: Oldendorf
Latitude: 52.780400N  Longitude: 7.821230E
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
 2 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
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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.

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Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3)
Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3) submitted by Martin_L : Looking towards west. Chamber faces East-West. Chamber size appr. 8m x 3m (clear 6m x 2m) Chamber is nearly completely filled with moved earth of the largely eroded barrow [May 2008]. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Tomb in Lower Saxony, Bremen
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Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3)
Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3) submitted by Martin_L : From the West. The 8m x 3m chamber is partly damaged, but the general structure is well preserved. The orthostats are deeply embedded into the remains of the eroded earthwork (oval barrow still 1m high). The lateral entrance was located between S2 and S3. N1 may still be hidden in the ground as well as C3. C3 was found slightly moved and fallen into the chamber in 1969 when Laux examined the ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3)
Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3) submitted by Martin_L : Eastern chamber end with capstone C4 viewed from the NW. Foreground: orthostat N3. February 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3)
Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3) submitted by Martin_L : Eastern chamber end viewed from the West. The ambience is fantastic, but I have never seen so many ticks. 75m through the undergrowth and I had to remove more than 100 ticks from my cloth. The 8m x 3m chamber is partly damaged, but the general structure is well preserved. The orthostats are deeply embedded into the remains of the eroded earthwork (oval barrow still 1m high). The lateral e... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3)
Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3) submitted by Martin_L : Looking towards north-west. Chamber faces East-West. Chamber size approximately 8m x 3m (clear 6m x 2m). 1,83m scale beside the western chamber end. Chamber is nearly completely filled with moved earth of the barrow. Only the tops of most chamber-orthostats are visible. [May 2008] (Vote or comment on this photo)

Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3)
Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3) submitted by Martin_L : Easternmost capstone C4, viewed from the West. The 8m x 3m chamber is partly damaged, but the general structure is well preserved. The orthostats are deeply embedded into the remains of the eroded earthwork (oval barrow still 1m high). The lateral entrance was located between S2 and S3. N1 may still be hidden in the ground as well as C3. C3 was found slightly moved and fallen into the cham... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3)
Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3) submitted by Martin_L : The barrow viewed from the West Chamber faces East-West. Chamber size approximately 8m x 3m (clear 6m x 2m). Chamber is nearly completely filled with moved earth of the barrow. Only the tops of most chamber-uprights are visible [May 2008]. Reference: Sprockhoff, Schwieger, 1929; Laux, Laux 1969 in: Körner, G. (Ed.), Sprockhoff, E. Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Niedersachsen-We...

Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3)
Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3) submitted by Martin_L : Looking down on the 8m x 3m chamber. It is partly damaged, but the general structure is well preserved. The orthostats are deeply embedded into the remains of the eroded earthwork (oval barrow still 1m high). The lateral entrance was located between S2 and S3. N1 may still be hidden in the ground as well as C3. C3 was found slightly moved and fallen into the chamber in 1969 when Laux examined...

Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3)
Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3) submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : April 30, 2022

Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3)
Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3) submitted by johnstone : Reconstruction and ground-plan (1929), Picture credits: Sprockhoff, Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Teil 3: Niedersachsen (1975)

Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3)
Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3) submitted by Martin_L : Right: Sketch of the situation during my visits in May 2008 and April 2010 Left: possible reconstruction General situation: Slightly oval barrow measuring approximately 12m x 10m x 1,5m. Chamber size ~ 8m x 3m (clear 6m x 2m). Chamber is nearly completely filled with moved earth of the barrow. Only the tops of the orthostats are visible. Other stones may still be covered. Orthost...

Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3)
Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp (3) submitted by stollentroll : chambered tomb Oldendorfer Fuhrenkamp 3

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