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<< Our Photo Pages >> Jeggen Grosssteingrab - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Germany in Lower Saxony, Bremen

Submitted by Stollentroll on Friday, 15 April 2005  Page Views: 3257

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Jeggen Grosssteingrab Alternative Name: Sprockhoff 922, Großsteingrab Jeggen
Country: Germany Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Bissendorf  Nearest Village: Jeggen
Latitude: 52.275500N  Longitude: 8.200833E
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.
 4 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
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CharcoalBurner89 visited on 10th Dec 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Large megalithic tomb with many stones still present. Very stunning and easy to access by car.

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Jeggen Grosssteingrab
Jeggen Grosssteingrab submitted by Martin_L : The remains of this large 19 x 5 m tomb (clear chamber size 17 x 3m) viewed from the West. March 2008 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Burial Chamber (Dolmen) in Lower Saxony, Bremen
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Jeggen Grosssteingrab
Jeggen Grosssteingrab submitted by Martin_L : Capstone C7 viewed from the West. The massive 8 capstone chamber measures 19m by 5m (Clear size was 17 x 3m, Reference: Sprockhoff et al.). The orthostats of the NW long-side are almost in situ while on the opposite site they are torn out of place except for one. As a result all capstones collapsed into the chamber. Three capstones are damaged by blasting attempts. The site was rather overgrown in... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Jeggen Grosssteingrab
Jeggen Grosssteingrab submitted by Martin_L : Pole aerial view from the NE. The massive 8 capstone chamber measured 19m by 5m (Clear size was 17 x 3m, Reference: Sprockhoff et al.). The orthostats of the NW long-side are almost in situ while on the opposite site they are torn out of place except for one. As a result all capstones collapsed into the chamber. Three capstones are damaged by blasting attempts (foreground). The site was rather ov... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Jeggen Grosssteingrab
Jeggen Grosssteingrab submitted by Martin_L : Overview from the Northwest. Clear size of this large 8 capstone chamber was 17 x 3m (Sprockhoff et al.). The orthostats visible in this picture are almost in situ. Unfortunately the orthostats of the opposite site were torn out of place except for one. As a result all capstones collapsed into the chamber. Three capstones are damaged by blasting attempts. The site was rather overgrown in 1989, bu... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Jeggen Grosssteingrab
Jeggen Grosssteingrab submitted by Martin_L : Pole aerial view from the SW. Massive 8 capstone chamber measuring 19m by 5m (Clear size was 17 x 3m, Reference: Sprockhoff et al.). The orthostats of the NW long-side are almost in situ while on the opposite site they are torn out of place except for one. As a result all capstones collapsed into the chamber. Three capstones are damaged by blasting attempts. The site was rather overgrown in 1989,... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Jeggen Grosssteingrab
Jeggen Grosssteingrab submitted by Martin_L : Centre: Capstone C1. Left: south-western chamber end-orthostat. The massive 8 capstone chamber measured 19m by 5m (Clear size was 17 x 3m, Reference: Sprockhoff et al.). The orthostats of the NW long-side are almost in situ while on the opposite site they are torn out of place except for one. As a result all capstones collapsed into the chamber. Three capstones are damaged by blasting attempts. ...

Jeggen Grosssteingrab
Jeggen Grosssteingrab submitted by Martin_L : The orthostats of the NW long-side are almost in situ while on the opposite side they are torn out of place except for one. As a result all capstones collapsed into the chamber. April 2012

Jeggen Grosssteingrab
Jeggen Grosssteingrab submitted by Martin_L : Centre: Capstone C2. From the West. The massive 8 capstone chamber measures 19m by 5m (Clear size was 17 x 3m, Reference: Sprockhoff et al.). The orthostats of the NW long-side are almost in situ while on the opposite site they are torn out of place except for one. As a result all capstones collapsed into the chamber. Three capstones are damaged by blasting attempts. The site was rather overgrown ...

Jeggen Grosssteingrab
Jeggen Grosssteingrab submitted by Martin_L : Centre: capstone C4. Left: capstone C3. Foreground: fallen (torn apart) orthostat SE3. The massive 8 capstone chamber measured 19m by 5m (Clear size was 17 x 3m, Reference: Sprockhoff et al.). The orthostats of the NW long-side are almost in situ while on the opposite site they are torn out of place except for one. As a result all capstones collapsed into the chamber. Three capstones are damage...

Jeggen Grosssteingrab
Jeggen Grosssteingrab submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : December 10, 2022

Jeggen Grosssteingrab
Jeggen Grosssteingrab submitted by Janek : Jeggen Grosssteingrab Pic from March 2022

Jeggen Grosssteingrab
Jeggen Grosssteingrab submitted by stollentroll :

Jeggen Grosssteingrab
Jeggen Grosssteingrab submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : December 10, 2022

Jeggen Grosssteingrab
Jeggen Grosssteingrab submitted by Janek : Jeggen Grosssteingrab Pic from March 2022

Jeggen Grosssteingrab
Jeggen Grosssteingrab submitted by johnstone : Ground-plan and side view (1927), Picture credits: Sprockhoff, Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Teil 3: Niedersachsen (1975)

Jeggen Grosssteingrab
Jeggen Grosssteingrab submitted by johnstone : This tomb is station #2 of the Straße der Megalithkultur (information board) (1 comment)

Jeggen Grosssteingrab
Jeggen Grosssteingrab submitted by Martin_L : From the East. The orthostats of the NW long-side are almost in situ while on this side they are torn out of place except for one. As a result all capstones collapsed into the chamber. The massive 8 capstone chamber measures 19m by 5m (Clear size was 17 x 3m, Reference: Sprockhoff et al.). April 2012

Jeggen Grosssteingrab
Jeggen Grosssteingrab submitted by stollentroll :

Jeggen Grosssteingrab
Jeggen Grosssteingrab submitted by stollentroll

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