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Wildeshausen Hohe Steine
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Description View along chambers' southern longside: Damaged by blasting attempts, but largely complete megaliths.
The largest capstone was placed at chambers centre where the entrance passage was located. It has a flat surface on its southern side. The passage is largely overgrown.
Chamber appr. 19m by 3m (ends)/4m (centre). Oval enclosure appr. 23m by 10m. [1]
The whole ensemble is deeply embedded into the eroded remains of the barrow.
[1] Reference: Körner, G. (Ed.), Sprockhoff, E. Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Teil 3: Niedersachsen-Westfalen, Habelt, Bonn, 1975,
September 2010

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