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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Archsum Kolkingehoog Alternative Name: Sprockhoff 9Country: Germany Land: Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Westerland Nearest Village: Archsum
Latitude: 54.857294N Longitude: 8.380550E
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 28th Aug 2023 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 4 Access: 2
The remaining stones form no clear pattern and are surrounded by water even at low tide.
Sprockhoff suggests there could be 3-4 supporting stones and 2 former covering stones.
(Text: Idwal)
Located in the south of Archsum, on the island of Sylt.
Location could be slightly off, there are other tombs nearby:
'Mootjis Küül' and 'Merelmerskhoog'
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