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<< Our Photo Pages >> Wildenhorst Steingrab - Chambered Tomb in Germany in Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg

Submitted by holger_rix on Sunday, 05 August 2007  Page Views: 3143

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Wildenhorst Steingrab Alternative Name: Sprockhoff 199
Country: Germany Land: Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Kiel  Nearest Village: Rastorf
Latitude: 54.277553N  Longitude: 10.317775E
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
5 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
5

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johnstone visited on 2nd Sep 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5

hoschi visited on 21st Nov 2010 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 2 Access: 5 An almost complete dolmen except one missing capstone. Unfortunately still totally overgrown, even the official sign is hard to spot.



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 2.5 Access: 5

Wildenhorst Steingrab
Wildenhorst Steingrab submitted by johnstone : Situation on Sep.2, 2022 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Tomb in Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg

Big Dolmen Chamber with three uprights on each long side.
Chamber size apprx. 2.30x1.60m.
One Capstone 2,60x1.50x1m in situ.

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Wildenhorst Steingrab
Wildenhorst Steingrab submitted by johnstone : Stones with tree, Sep.2, 2022 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wildenhorst Steingrab
Wildenhorst Steingrab submitted by holger_rix : Big Dolmen Chamber with three uprights on each long side. Chamber size apprx. 2.30x1.60m. One Capstone 2,60x1.50x1m in situ. Place has luckily been cleaned not too long time ago. The near forest is casting shadow on the tomb. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Wildenhorst Steingrab
Wildenhorst Steingrab submitted by johnstone : Close up of the front, Sep.2, 2022 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wildenhorst Steingrab
Wildenhorst Steingrab submitted by johnstone : Front side on Sep.2, 2022 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wildenhorst Steingrab
Wildenhorst Steingrab submitted by johnstone : Side view on Sep.2, 2022

Wildenhorst Steingrab
Wildenhorst Steingrab submitted by johnstone : View from behind, Sep.2, 2022

Wildenhorst Steingrab
Wildenhorst Steingrab submitted by johnstone : Reconstruction and ground-plan (1933), Picture credits: Sprockhoff, Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Teil 1: Schleswig-Holstein (1965/66).

Wildenhorst Steingrab
Wildenhorst Steingrab submitted by holger_rix : Big Dolmen Chamber with three uprights on each long side. Chamber size apprx. 2.30x1.60m. One Capstone 2,60x1.50x1m in situ. Place has luckily been cleaned not too long time ago. The near forest is casting shadow on the tomb.

Wildenhorst Steingrab
Wildenhorst Steingrab submitted by holger_rix

Wildenhorst Steingrab
Wildenhorst Steingrab submitted by holger_rix : Big Dolmen Chamber with three uprights on each long side. Chamber size apprx. 2.30x1.60m. One Capstone 2,60x1.50x1m in situ. Place has luckily been cleaned not too long time ago.

Wildenhorst Steingrab
Wildenhorst Steingrab submitted by holger_rix

Wildenhorst Steingrab
Wildenhorst Steingrab submitted by holger_rix : Big Dolmen Chamber with three uprights on each long side. Chamber size apprx. 2.30x1.60m. One Capstone 2,60x1.50x1m in situ. Place has luckily been cleaned not too long time ago. The near forest is casting shadow on the tomb.

Wildenhorst Steingrab
Wildenhorst Steingrab submitted by holger_rix

Wildenhorst Steingrab
Wildenhorst Steingrab submitted by hoschi : Thought it was a good idea to take some photos when all the leaves are down. It was worth a try... This photo shows the three uprights of the southern side and the remaining capstone. If you look hard enough into the bushes you can see at least two uprights of the northern side, the one at the western side and a smaller one in the east (probably the entrance). It deserves a little gar... (4 comments)

Wildenhorst Steingrab
Wildenhorst Steingrab submitted by holger_rix : A stone tomb near Kiel. Completely overgrown.

Wildenhorst Steingrab
Wildenhorst Steingrab submitted by holger_rix

Wildenhorst Steingrab
Wildenhorst Steingrab submitted by holger_rix

Wildenhorst Steingrab
Wildenhorst Steingrab submitted by holger_rix

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