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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Berghofen Huegelgrab
Country: Germany
NOTE: This site is 1.068 km away from the location you searched for.
Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Dortmund  Nearest Village: Berghofen
Latitude: 51.468735N  Longitude: 7.550935E
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.
 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.
 3 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
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Berghofen Huegelgrab
Berghofen Huegelgrab submitted by Andreas : Berghofen Huegelgrab (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow in North Rhine-Westphalia. The barrow at Dortmund-Berghofen seems to be the only surviving specimen of a former barrow cemetery at Schwerter Wald (a woodland between Dortmund and Schwerte).


A second known barrow had been destroyed due to the construction of the nearby radio tower at Schwerte.
Possibly remains of similar graves may be hidden in the ground, but if so due to their flattening they are no more visible.

The Berghofen Hügelgrab is situated on the top of a small ridge, west of the road Schwerte-Berghofen (B 236), a few meters north of the city boundary between Dortmund and Schwerte.

The remaining visible height of the barrow is about 0,5 meter, diameter about 12 m.
Probably the original height was aproximately about 1,5 meters, original diameter about 15 m.

The grave was never excavated, neither by grave robbers nor by archeologists. So without knowing the grave additions its age is hard to define:
Probably the barrow dates back to early or middle bronze age, but possibly it's already final neolithic.

Originally the barrow probably was surrounded by a stone setting and a round ditch. Both have not been preserved.
The recent small stone circle is a modern addition.

Nowadays some neo pagans use the site for various celebrations, handfasting ceremonies etc.
So the barrow and the surrounding trees usually are decorated with some funny artefacts, for instance a few green copies of the ice aged Venus of Willendorf statuette.
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Berghofen Huegelgrab
Berghofen Huegelgrab submitted by Martin_L : Although eroded down to a height of 0,5m the barrow has a nice ambience. And it is rare to have a barrow surviving so close to large habitations. It is more distinct in reality though it may be hard to detect for laymen. This is due to the tree and bush growth and also the slightly undulating woodland plateau. But once i pointed it out to the companions they were able to trace it. In the centre va... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Berghofen Huegelgrab
Berghofen Huegelgrab submitted by Martin_L : Seen from the South. Although eroded down to a height of 0,5m the barrow has a nice ambience. And it is rare to have a barrow surviving so close to large habitations. It is more distinct in reality though it may be hard to detect for laymen. This is due to the tree and bush growth and also the slightly undulating woodland plateau. But once i pointed it out to the companions they were able to trace... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Berghofen Huegelgrab
Berghofen Huegelgrab submitted by Martin_L : The barrow viewed from the East. Especially the Southern edge is somewhat overgrown. In the centre various loose stones and some objects related to paganism are detectable. 2022 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Berghofen Huegelgrab
Berghofen Huegelgrab submitted by Harald_Platta : The Berghofen Huegelgrab is a round barrow in Dortmund (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). View approx. from the North-West. The picture was taken from a comparabel position as the one by Andreas in 2005 (MP ID 48980). The stones of the former modern stone circle around the prehistoric barrow are scattered on the ground now. Picture taken in February 2017. © Platta 2017 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Berghofen Huegelgrab
Berghofen Huegelgrab submitted by Martin_L : In the centre various loose stones and some objects related to paganism are detectable. Although eroded down to a height of 0,5m the barrow has a nice ambience. And it is rare to have a barrow surviving so close to large habitations. It is more distinct in reality though it may be hard to detect for laymen. This is due to the tree and bush growth and also the slightly undulating woodland plateau. ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Berghofen Huegelgrab
Berghofen Huegelgrab submitted by Harald_Platta : The Berghofen Huegelgrab is a round barrow in Dortmund (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). View approx. from the North. The stones of the former modern stone circle around the prehistoric barrow are scattered on the ground. Picture taken in February 2017. © Platta 2017

Berghofen Huegelgrab
Berghofen Huegelgrab submitted by Harald_Platta : The Berghofen Huegelgrab is a round barrow in Dortmund (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). The neo pagans have decorated the trees at the barrow with mystic symbols and ribbons. © Platta 2017

Berghofen Huegelgrab
Berghofen Huegelgrab submitted by Andreas : Venus (2 comments)

Berghofen Huegelgrab
Berghofen Huegelgrab submitted by Andreas : view from a distance

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Re: Berghofen Huegelgrab by Harald_Platta on Friday, 24 February 2017
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