<< Our Photo Pages >> D20 Drouwen - Passage Grave in Netherlands in Drenthe
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: D20 Drouwen Alternative Name: Drouwen OostCountry: Netherlands Province: Drenthe Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Assen Nearest Village: Drouwen
Latitude: 52.951920N Longitude: 6.785580E
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 21st Jan 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Just near the other passages graves. Both are excellently preserved (except for the missing tumulus).
johnstone visited on 17th Jun 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Boeddel visited on 27th Sep 2019 - their rating: Access: 4
Podovsky visited on 12th Aug 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
johnstone visited on 17th Apr 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5
Martin_L have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4 Access: 4.2
The 6-capstone passage grave measures approximately 11m x 3,2m. The 16m x 7m enclosure is well-preserved/restored. Some missing kerb-stones are marked by concrete implements. The earthwork is largely removed, the chamber is halfways embedded into the ground. Passage grave D19 is just next to it.
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