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<< Our Photo Pages >> Sachsenwald Saupark 1 - Long Barrow in Germany in Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg

Submitted by holger_rix on Tuesday, 17 July 2007  Page Views: 3855

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Sachsenwald Saupark 1 Alternative Name: Sprockhoff 298, Riesenbetten Dassendorf, LA 772
Country: Germany Land: Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Hamburg  Nearest Village: Dassendorf
Latitude: 53.507672N  Longitude: 10.367353E
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.
 3 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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Sachsenwald Saupark 1
Sachsenwald Saupark 1 submitted by holger_rix : Not much left of the 'Riesenbett'... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Long Barrow in Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg

The smaller of the 2 Long Barrows near Dassendorf.
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Sachsenwald Saupark 1
Sachsenwald Saupark 1 submitted by Martin_L : Pole aerial view showing the SE-part of the 30m by 5m long-barrow. Remains of the chamber at photos centre. More than half of the kerb-stones survived historic destruction attempts, but are partly fallen. Earthwork eroded, but still significant. August 2012 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Sachsenwald Saupark 1 submitted by Martin_L : Close-up of long-barrows' chamber from the NW. Four impressive orthostats are preserved. August 2012 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sachsenwald Saupark 1
Sachsenwald Saupark 1 submitted by Martin_L : Standing beside the chamber of this 30m by 5m long-barrow. View towards NW. More than half of the kerb-stones survived historic destruction attempts. Some are partly fallen and/or covered and/or inclined towards barrows' outside. Earthwork eroded, but still significant. August 2012 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sachsenwald Saupark 1
Sachsenwald Saupark 1 submitted by Martin_L : View along the SW side of the 30m by 5m long-barrow. More than half of the kerb-stones survived historic destruction attempts. Some are partly fallen and/or covered and/or inclined towards barrows' outside. Earthwork eroded, but still significant. August 2012 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sachsenwald Saupark 1
Sachsenwald Saupark 1 submitted by Martin_L : Damaged, but still Impressive remains of a 30m by 5m chambered long barrow. Viewed from the NE. August 2012 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sachsenwald Saupark 1
Sachsenwald Saupark 1 submitted by Martin_L : Standing beside the north-western narrow side of the 30m by 5m long-barrow. View towards SE. More than half of the kerb-stones survived historic destruction attempts. Some are partly fallen and/or covered and/or inclined towards barrows' outside. Earthwork eroded, but still significant. Chamber located at the centre of long-barrows south-eastern half. August 2012

Sachsenwald Saupark 1
Sachsenwald Saupark 1 submitted by matnichol : Ancient burial ground, Dassendorf nr. Hamburg, Germany

Sachsenwald Saupark 1
Sachsenwald Saupark 1 submitted by holger_rix : This is the entry to the 2 long beds, right on the street with a parking place opposite.

Sachsenwald Saupark 1
Sachsenwald Saupark 1 submitted by johnstone : Reconstruction and ground-plan (1936), Picture credits: Sprockhoff, Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Teil 1: Schleswig-Holstein (1965/66).

Sachsenwald Saupark 1
Sachsenwald Saupark 1 submitted by holger_rix : The remains of the old chamber.

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