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D24 Bronneger
Date Added: 21st Jan 2023
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jan 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
D24 Bronneger submitted by Alta-Falisa on 31st Jul 2017. D24 in the foreground. Behind it, D23. SEP.2012
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Log Text: Like D23 already very disturbed, but still an eye-catcher!
D25 Bronneger
Date Added: 24th Jan 2023
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jan 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
D25 Bronneger submitted by Sunflowerbird on 12th Mar 2005. D25 Bronneger
Very close to D23 and badly trashed D24 in a copse near to D21 and D22, D25 is a very sweet hunebed of the smaller type.
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Log Text: The tomb is the most impressive of the 3 in this area. Beautiful preserved!
Grafheuvels Bronneger
Date Added: 21st Jan 2023
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jan 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Grafheuvels Bronneger submitted by hamilton on 22nd Aug 2015. This is the larger of the two Bronneger grafheuvels.
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Log Text: Two tumuli near the megalithic tombs. Wonderfully preserved and maintained (no major overgrowths etc.).
De Gewichtheffer
Date Added: 21st Jan 2023
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jan 2023. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 3 Access 5
De Gewichtheffer submitted by Alta-Falisa on 29th Jun 2022. A Bird... on the shoulder of The Weightlifter (Gewichtheffer). June 2022.
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Log Text: Modern 'dolmen' along the way. Hard to miss when visiting the prehistoric megalithic graves in this area.
D49 Schoonoord
Date Added: 21st Jan 2023
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jan 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
D49 Schoonoord submitted by Martin_L on 5th Jun 2009. April 2009. The site viewed from the South-East. Restored by Professor van Giffen.
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Log Text: At the end of my trip to the Netherlands today, this megalithic grave was an absolute highlight!
D14 Eexterhalte
Date Added: 18th Apr 2024
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 13th Apr 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
D14 Eexterhalte submitted by Sunflowerbird on 9th Mar 2005. D14 Eexterhalte
This one's a monster and in stunning condition. Easy to find, too, though I'd imagine on a nice day crawling with picnickers.
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Log Text: Easily accessible via a nearby parking lot and in excellent condition!
D13 Eext
Date Added: 18th Apr 2024
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 13th Apr 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
D13 Eext submitted by Martin_L on 8th Jan 2012. The site viewed from the North-east. Two capstones and the passage are missing. The westernmost capstone was moved out of place, but put back in place in the 1970s.
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Log Text: Well preserved and easily accessible via a small private road.
D12 Eext
Date Added: 18th Apr 2024
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 13th Apr 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
D12 Eext submitted by Martin_L on 5th Nov 2010. The remains of the 4 capstone passage grave viewed from the NE. Original length was approximately 6,5m, but the NNW end is destroyed. August 2010
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Log Text: This rather small but preserved megalithic grave can also be reached via a longer dirt road. Cars are better only driven to the grave with four-wheel drive.
D17 Rolde
Date Added: 18th Apr 2024
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 13th Apr 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
D17 Rolde submitted by Martin_L on 9th Nov 2009. View from the North. The capstones partly collapsed into the chamber. Probably a result of historic destruction attempts and the removal of all smaller stones and the dry walling. Nevertheless a very impressive site. The nearby site D18 is visible in the background. June 2009
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Log Text: The two megalithic tombs are in good condition and were definitely worth the trip!
D18 Rolde
Date Added: 18th Apr 2024
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 13th Apr 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
D18 Rolde submitted by dmlovelock on 22nd Dec 2004. D18 is a beautiful example. Like several others, it has been restored, a capstone held in place with steel pins. Adjacent to D17, and a medieval church. Nov 1, 2004
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Log Text: The two megalithic tombs are in good condition and were definitely worth the trip!
D16 Balloo
Date Added: 18th Apr 2024
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 13th Apr 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
D16 Balloo submitted by Martin_L on 25th Nov 2010. Oblique pole aerial view from the East-North-East. Length of the
9-capstone passage grave is 15,6m (clear 13,8 m). [1]
This is one of only two currently known sites with cupmarked capstones in the Netherlands: There are several weathered cup-marks on capstones C4 and C5 (counting from the West).
The site was restored: the fallen capstones were placed back on their supports.
The chamber is halfway embedded into the ground (and/or remains of the covering oval barrow).
August 2010...
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Log Text: Beautifully located, although the road is a bit bumpy. Otherwise, a well-preserved megalithic grave that is definitely worth the long initial journey!
D15 Loon
Date Added: 18th Apr 2024
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 13th Apr 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
D15 Loon submitted by Martin_L on 26th Jan 2011. Oblique pole aerial view* from the SE. The impressive 5 capstone passage-grave has preserved most stones of its oval enclosure appr. (16,5m by 10m). Most of them are fallen. The 9,6m [1] chambers' megalithic skeleton is largely in situ except for the central capstone C3, that was partly robbed in historic times. As at several other sites in Drenthe the westernmost capstone is the largest.
*Foreground slightly stretched in this one as a result of wide-angle lens
[1] Reference: Giffen,...
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Log Text: Right next to an asphalt road, this megalithic tomb can be easily reached and admired.
D52 Diever
Date Added: 1st Jun 2025
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 21st Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
D52 Diever submitted by Martin_L on 15th Sep 2010. Pole aerial view from the south-east. The exposed skeleton (dry-walling and intermediate slabs robbed) of the partly reconstructed passage grave viewed from the south-east. While the eastern part is probably close to the original state the southwestern-part was quite disturbed [1] and the 1950s reconstruction is possibly incorrect. Entrance marked "E". The stone marked "P" was interpreted as the only remaining passage orthostat.
[1] compare the groundplan of the heavily disturbed SW part ...
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Log Text: Beautifully preserved megalithic tomb, easily accessible by car or bicycle.
D53 Havelterberg
Date Added: 1st Jun 2025
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 4
D53 Havelterberg submitted by Martin_L on 14th Sep 2010. View towards the lateral entrance. Passage length approx. 3,5m, the clear width is 1,4m [1]. The 20m long skeleton of this 9 capstone passage grave is oriented WSW-ENE. Width varies from 3,7m to 4,4m at the centre.
[1] Reference: Giffen, A.E. van, 1925: De hunebedden in Nederland, Utrecht
Photo taken in September 2010
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Log Text: It's very busy in good weather, so you hardly have a chance to take a photo of the complex without including other people in the picture. Otherwise, it's a very nice location!
D54 Havelterberg
Date Added: 1st Jun 2025
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
D54 Havelterberg submitted by Martin_L on 8th Nov 2011. Site viewed from the NW
The 12,65m by 3,30m [1] chamber is halfway embedded into the sandy ground. As in most cases only the megalithic skeleton remained. Drywalling, barrow and a possible enclosure are lost.
Taken in August 2010
[1] Giffen, A.E. van, 1925: De hunebedden in Nederland, Utrecht
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Log Text: Just a few meters away from the Megalöithgrab D53, a trip to this impressive tomb is also worthwhile, although here too: good weather = lots of adventurous people out and about.
D38 Emmen
Date Added: 1st Jun 2025
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
D38 Emmen submitted by Martin_L on 11th Jan 2012. Pole aerial from the NE. The 8m by 2,4m chamber is oriented SW-NE. The entrance was located between orthostats SE3 and SE4. Capstones C3, C4, C5 (counting from the SW) are robbed as well as the passage.
August 2010
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Log Text: The megalithic tomb is badly damaged, but still easy to find in the small heathland of the forest.
D39 Emmen
Date Added: 1st Jun 2025
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
D39 Emmen submitted by Martin_L on 20th Aug 2009. The central capstone still is in situ (June 2009).
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Log Text: Here, too, the rather small megalithic tomb is severely damaged. Only a few stones remain. Fortunately, the overgrowth of heather has prevented it from becoming overgrown.
D40 Emmen
Date Added: 1st Jun 2025
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Sep 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
D40 Emmen submitted by Martin_L on 5th Dec 2010. Close-up view of the 2 capstone passage grave from the South-Southeast. Evening in June 2009
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Log Text: An impressive megalithic monument that towers over the two smaller ones and, together with the landscape, creates a beautiful picture. I highly recommend it!
D3 Midlaren
Date Added: 8th Jun 2025
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 17th May 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
D3 Midlaren submitted by Martin_L on 23rd Aug 2011. Skeleton of a largely exposed six capstone passage grave, 10,7m x 3,7m. Pole aerial view from the East. Two orthostats of the lateral passage remaining in the south.
Reference: van Giffen, A.E. , De Hunebedden In Nederland, Utrecht, 1925, Pl. 9
August 2011
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Log Text: Both megalithic tombs are located directly between two residential properties and can be reached via a narrow path.
D4 Midlaren
Date Added: 8th Jun 2025
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Netherlands (Drenthe)
Visited: Yes on 17th May 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
D4 Midlaren submitted by Martin_L on 14th Sep 2011. Pole aerial view. Skeleton of a 7 capstone passage grave, halfways embedded into the ground/remains of its barrow. Measuring approx. 14,8m by 3,8m. Damaged passage marked "P".
Currently the partly ruined farm buildings beside it are getting restored.
August 2011
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Log Text: Located right next to the other megalithic tomb, you can still see how separate the two were. The burial mound must have been impressive.