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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tipkenhoog Alternative Name: Grabhügel Tipkenhoog KeitumCountry: Germany Land: Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Westerland Nearest Village: Keitum
Latitude: 54.891106N Longitude: 8.381656E
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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Round Barrow near Keitum on the island of Sylt.
'Tipken' is the name of the giant who has been buried here.
German Info:
Grabhügel Tipkenhoog am Ortsrand von Keitum. Den bronzezeitlichen Grabhügel Tipkenhoog findet man im Südosten von Keitum auf dem Grünen Kliff. Benannt ist der Hügel nach dem Riesen Tipken, der hier im Kampf mit dänischen Eroberern gefallen und begraben sein soll.
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