Great stone graves near Beverstedt

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The megalithic graves near Beverstedt were two megalithic tombs of the Neolithic funnel cup culture near Beverstedt in the district of Cuxhaven ( Lower Saxony ). A grave that was destroyed around 1840 was at the Taben residential area . It was very large, otherwise there is no further information about the facility. The second grave was at the Wachholz living area . It was oriented east-west and around 1910 still in remnants. It still had a closing stone at the eastern end and two more wall stones.

literature

  • Hans Müller-Brauel : The prehistoric monuments of the Geestemünde district. In: Annual Report of the Men of the Morning Star. Volume 11, 1908/09 (1910), pp. 220-221.
  • Ernst Sprockhoff : Atlas of the megalithic tombs of Germany. Part 3: Lower Saxony - Westphalia. Rudolf-Habelt Verlag, Bonn 1975, ISBN 3-7749-1326-9 , p. 10.