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<< Our Photo Pages >> Barskamp Steingrab 7 - Chambered Tomb in Germany in Lower Saxony, Bremen

Submitted by Martin_L on Thursday, 05 March 2009  Page Views: 3919

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Barskamp Steingrab 7 Alternative Name: Sprockhoff 705
Country: Germany Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Lueneburg  Nearest Village: Barskamp
Latitude: 53.236160N  Longitude: 10.762530E
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.
4 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.
4 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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Barskamp Steingrab 7
Barskamp Steingrab 7 submitted by Martin_L : From the NW. Well preserved chamber except for the capstones. Most kerbstones preserved, but mainly out of place and hidden by vegetation (July 1993) (Vote or comment on this photo)
Megalithic tomb near Lüneburg, Lower Saxony

Neolithic chambered tomb 8m x 3m within a trapezoid enclosure measuring 15m x 9m-5m. The chamber is comparatively well preserved except for the 6 missing capstones. Most enclosure stones are preserved, but partly out of place.

Reference:
Körner, Schwieger in: Körner, G. (Ed.), Sprockhoff, E. Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Niedersachsen-Westfalen, p. 44, Habelt, Bonn 1975


Note: Sprockhoff's numbering for the Barskamp tombs:

705 = Tomb 7 (Sandberge)
706 = Tomb 1 (Schieringer Forst Süd)
707 = Tomb 3 (Schieringer Forst Süd)
708 = Tomb 2 (Schieringer Forst Süd)
709 = Tomb 5 (Schieringer Forst Nord)
710 = Tomb 6 (Schieringer Forst Nord)
711 = Tomb 4 (Schieringer Forst Nord)

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Barskamp Steingrab 7
Barskamp Steingrab 7 submitted by Martin_L : Neolithic chambered tomb 8m x 3m within a trapezoid enclosure measuring 15m x 9m-5m. The chamber is comparatively well preserved except for the 6 missing capstones. Most enclosure stones are preserved, but partly out of place [March 2012 / edit 2017] (Vote or comment on this photo)

Barskamp Steingrab 7
Barskamp Steingrab 7 submitted by krautrock : Barskamp Steingrab 7 September 2009 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Barskamp Steingrab 7
Barskamp Steingrab 7 submitted by holger_rix (Vote or comment on this photo)

Barskamp Steingrab 7
Barskamp Steingrab 7 submitted by holger_rix (Vote or comment on this photo)

Barskamp Steingrab 7
Barskamp Steingrab 7 submitted by holger_rix

Barskamp Steingrab 7
Barskamp Steingrab 7 submitted by Martin_L : From the South. Well preserved chamber except for the capstones. Most kerbstones preserved, but mainly out of place and hidden by vegetation (July 1993)

Barskamp Steingrab 7
Barskamp Steingrab 7 submitted by krautrock : Barskamp Steingrab 7 September 2009

Barskamp Steingrab 7
Barskamp Steingrab 7 submitted by holger_rix

Barskamp Steingrab 7
Barskamp Steingrab 7 submitted by holger_rix

Barskamp Steingrab 7
Barskamp Steingrab 7 submitted by johnstone : Plants and trees begin to dominate, will there be any maintenance? Sep.6, 2019 (1 comment)

Barskamp Steingrab 7
Barskamp Steingrab 7 submitted by johnstone : It's overgrowing inside the tomb, Sep.6, 2019

Barskamp Steingrab 7
Barskamp Steingrab 7 submitted by johnstone : Inside the tomb on Sep.6, 2019

Barskamp Steingrab 7
Barskamp Steingrab 7 submitted by johnstone : Reconstruction and ground-plan (1968), Picture credits: Sprockhoff, Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Teil 3: Niedersachsen (1975)

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 2.9km E 98° Barskamp Steingrab 1* Long Barrow
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