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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Swochowo Megalithic Tomb Alternative Name: Schwochow SteingrabCountry: Poland Voivodeship: Zachodniopomorskie Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Pyrzyce Nearest Village: Swochowo
Latitude: 53.178800N Longitude: 14.712370E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Chambered Tomb in Poland, Zachodnio - Pomorskie
Since 1945 :
Swochowo (german Schwochow) is a village in the Polish Woiwodschaft Westpommern. It belongs to Gmina Bielice (Community Beelitz) in Powiat Pyrzycki (Kreis Pyritz).
East West Oriented tomb measuring 9 Meters by 4 Meters. There are 5 uprights per side and some cap stones were extant. Survey made by Holsten and Zahnov in 1920, mentioned by Sprockhoff in the 1960s. Present condition can not be ascertained. Please leave a comment if you have more recent information.
Reference:
E. Sprockhoff, Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Teil 2: Mecklenburg, Habelt, Bonn, 1967
Page 95
Note: Position of site unknown, co-ordinates given for nearest village.
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