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<< Our Photo Pages >> Grafheuvels Doornse Gat - Round Barrow(s) in Netherlands in Utrecht

Submitted by Podovsky on Thursday, 29 August 2019  Page Views: 543

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Grafheuvels Doornse Gat
Country: Netherlands
NOTE: This site is 7.065 km away from the location you searched for.

Province: Utrecht Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Veenendaal  Nearest Village: Leersum
Latitude: 52.029648N  Longitude: 5.392649E
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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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Autun visited on 18th Aug 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 I identify 4 individual mounds at this location, as illustrated on the uploaded map image, with photos also uploaded of each mound.

Podovsky visited on 6th May 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4 Access: 4

Grafheuvels Doornse Gat
Grafheuvels Doornse Gat submitted by Podovsky : Site in Utrecht Netherlands (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow(s) in Utrecht

Dutch registry 352972

This area contains 3 burial mounds. Dated to the Neolithic and/or Bronze-age.
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Grafheuvels Doornse Gat
Grafheuvels Doornse Gat submitted by Autun : Some small fungus marking the many tree roots. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grafheuvels Doornse Gat
Grafheuvels Doornse Gat submitted by Autun : Rather battered site marker. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grafheuvels Doornse Gat
Grafheuvels Doornse Gat submitted by Autun : Mound 4 (see map) from the Grafheuvels Doornse Gat site. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grafheuvels Doornse Gat
Grafheuvels Doornse Gat submitted by Autun : Mound 3 (see map) from the Grafheuvels Doornse Gat site. The trees observed by previous visitors are still clear, and very dramatic. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grafheuvels Doornse Gat
Grafheuvels Doornse Gat submitted by Autun : Mound 2 (see map) from the Grafheuvels Doornse Gat site. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grafheuvels Doornse Gat
Grafheuvels Doornse Gat submitted by Autun : Mound 1 (see map) from the Grafheuvels Doornse Gat site.

Grafheuvels Doornse Gat
Grafheuvels Doornse Gat submitted by Autun : Sketch map of the four mounds I identify at this site. Additional labelled photos for each mound are also uploaded.

Grafheuvels Doornse Gat
Grafheuvels Doornse Gat submitted by Podovsky : The final 2 mounds on the west side of the area. On the left one mound can be seen with grass growing on top. The second mound seems to have been cut in half when the footpath was created. On both sides of the path little banks can be seen.

Grafheuvels Doornse Gat
Grafheuvels Doornse Gat submitted by Podovsky : Site in Utrecht Netherlands

Grafheuvels Doornse Gat
Grafheuvels Doornse Gat submitted by Podovsky : One of the mounds has 8 trees growing on top of it.

Grafheuvels Doornse Gat
Grafheuvels Doornse Gat submitted by Podovsky : The first two mounds on the east side of the area.

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Re: Grafheuvels Doornse Gat by Podovsky on Wednesday, 06 May 2020
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10 Burial mounds can be easily identified here, they are located next to a path.
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