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<< Our Photo Pages >> De Gewichtheffer - Modern Stone Circle etc in Netherlands in Drenthe

Submitted by Alta-Falisa on Wednesday, 29 June 2022  Page Views: 351

Modern SitesSite Name: De Gewichtheffer Alternative Name: The Weightlifter (translation)
Country: Netherlands Province: Drenthe Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Borger
Latitude: 52.943530N  Longitude: 6.797170E
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
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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
5

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CharcoalBurner89 visited on 21st Jan 2023 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Modern 'dolmen' along the way. Hard to miss when visiting the prehistoric megalithic graves in this area.

De Gewichtheffer
De Gewichtheffer submitted by Alta-Falisa : A Bird... on the shoulder of The Weightlifter (Gewichtheffer). June 2022. (Vote or comment on this photo)
De Gewichtheffer, a creation by Ton Kalle (b. 1955). Erected along Molenplaatsweg in 1992.

The plaque next to it reads :
"De taal van de steen probeer ik op elementaire wijze bloot te leggen. Gevoelens van smaak, klank, spanning en emotie, (...)"
Translation : "I try to decypher the language of the stone in an elementary way. Feelings of taste, sound, tension and emotion, (...)"
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De Gewichtheffer
De Gewichtheffer submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : January 21, 2022 (Vote or comment on this photo)

De Gewichtheffer
De Gewichtheffer submitted by Alta-Falisa : "De Gewichtheffer". In the distance, on the left of the biggest tree, the white dot you can see is D21. June 2022. (Vote or comment on this photo)

De Gewichtheffer
De Gewichtheffer submitted by Alta-Falisa : De Gewichtheffer, erected along the "Molenplaatsweg". Phot : June 2022. (Vote or comment on this photo)

De Gewichtheffer
De Gewichtheffer submitted by Alta-Falisa : "De taal van de steen probeer ik op elementaire wijze bloot te leggen. Gevoelens van smaak, klank, spanning en emotie, (...)" – Translation : "I try to expose the language of the stone in an elementary way. Feelings of taste, sound, tension and emotion, (...)" – June 2022 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 214m ENE 68° D21 Bronneger* Passage Grave
 246m ENE 66° D22 Bronneger* Passage Grave
 361m ENE 71° D24 Bronneger* Passage Grave
 395m ENE 69° D23 Bronneger* Passage Grave
 409m ENE 76° D25 Bronneger* Passage Grave
 540m E 80° Grafheuvels Bronneger* Round Barrow(s)
 974m SSW 213° Borger Round Barrow* Round Barrow(s)
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 1.2km NW 319° D19 Drouwen* Passage Grave
 1.4km S 176° Hunebedcentrum* Museum
 1.5km S 179° D27 Borger* Passage Grave
 1.5km W 269° D26 Drouwen* Passage Grave
 2.1km S 176° Zwerfsteen Borger* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 2.2km SSE 154° D28 Borger* Passage Grave
 2.2km SSE 154° D29 Borger* Passage Grave
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 4.9km SSE 165° Grafheuvel Bodenpad* Round Barrow(s)
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 6.4km SSE 151° Grafheuvel Exlooërbos* Round Barrow(s)
 6.6km SSE 151° D30 Exloo* Passage Grave
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