<< Our Photo Pages >> Wanhoeden Riesenhuette - Chambered Tomb in Germany in Lower Saxony, Bremen
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Wanhoeden Riesenhuette Alternative Name: Sprockhoff 605, Riesenhütte bei WanhödenCountry: Germany Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Cuxhaven Nearest Village: Wanhöden
Latitude: 53.758825N Longitude: 8.678091E
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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CharcoalBurner89 visited on 3rd Sep 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Located directly on the way to the Deichbrand festival site. Very nice megalithic grave with an additional information board.
johnstone visited on 24th Jun 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5
Harald_Platta visited on 14th Jul 2016 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 5
Martin_L have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.67 Ambience: 3 Access: 5
Only one capstone (ca. 2,5m x 1,5m) and 3 orthostats are left so it looks like a nice Dolmen. In fact these is the western end of chambered tomb.
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