<< Our Photo Pages >> Wietzetze Steingrab 2 - Long Barrow in Germany in Lower Saxony, Bremen
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Wietzetze Steingrab 2 Alternative Name: Sprockhoff 725, Leitstade 2Country: Germany Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Lueneburg Nearest Village: Harlingen
Latitude: 53.159660N Longitude: 10.953300E
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 |
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-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 |
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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 |
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Impressive neolithic long-barrow measuring 45m x 7m (South)-5m(North) containing a large chamber near the southern end.
Chamber measuring 9m x 2,8 , still embedded into the barrow.
Three capstones and the tops of some orthostats are visible.
Most barrow kerbstones are preserved.
References: Krüger, Schroller, Sprockhoff in: Körner, G. (Ed.), Sprockhoff, E. Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Niedersachsen-Westfalen, p. 48, Habelt, Bonn 1975
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