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<< Our Photo Pages >> Hiddingsen Galeriegrab - Chambered Tomb in Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia

Submitted by stollentroll on Sunday, 08 June 2008  Page Views: 3004

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Hiddingsen Galeriegrab Alternative Name: Hiddingsen Steinkiste
Country: Germany Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Soest  Nearest Village: Ruploh
Latitude: 51.532610N  Longitude: 8.113330E
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.
2 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
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Hiddingsen Galeriegrab
Hiddingsen Galeriegrab submitted by stollentroll : Chambered tomb Hiddingsen. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The gallery grave was found and excavated in 1934. Remains of 98 bodies, flintstone tools, ceramics and teeth of animals were found. It is situated next to the restaurant "Zur Steinkiste".
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Hiddingsen Galeriegrab submitted by croppy : Hiddingsen (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Hiddingsen Galeriegrab submitted by stollentroll : Chambered tomb Hiddingsen. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 4.4km N 350° Erdwerk von Soest Misc. Earthwork
 5.1km NNW 335° Soest-Ardey Opferteich Holy Well or Sacred Spring
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Re: Hiddingsen Galeriegrab by Harald_Platta on Wednesday, 06 October 2021
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Open Access paper (PDF in German):
I. Pfeffer/K. Schierhold, Das Galeriegrab von Soest-Hiddingsen, Kreis Soest. Mit Beiträgen von C. Meyer und L. Klinke. Megalithgräber in Westfalen 5 (Münster 2020).

https://www.altertumskommission.lwl.org/media/filer_public/fa/e5/fae5365b-3882-4547-8870-a29b79996a6f/mw_05_2020_compressed.pdf
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