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Remains of a neolithic chambered tomb, originally measuring approx.  8 x 3.1m [1].  Foreground: a damaged orthostat.  The site was discovered in 1946 and examined  by A.E. Van Giffen et. al. in 1947. A long oval pit where the chamber was extracted in historic times is still visible. 

Reference:
[1] van Giffen, A.E., Opgravning 1947
August 2010
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Remains of a neolithic chambered tomb, originally measuring approx. 8 x 3.1m [1]. Foreground: a damaged orthostat. The site was discovered in 1946 and examined by A.E. Van Giffen et. al. in 1947. A long oval pit where the chamber was extracted in historic times is still visible.

Reference:
[1] van Giffen, A.E., Opgravning 1947
August 2010

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