Great stone graves near Harmstorf (Dahlem)

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The megalithic graves near Harmstorf were eight megalithic tombs of the Neolithic funnel cup culture near Harmstorf , a district of Dahlem in the Lüneburg district ( Lower Saxony ). They were destroyed in the 19th century.

location

According to Johannes Heinrich Müller and Jacobus Reimers, graves 1, 2, 5 and 6 were located in the paddock of the landlord Schoop, graves 4, 7 and 8 in the paddock of Schulzen Meyer and grave 3 in the paddock of the landlord Rosseburg.

description

Grave 1

Grave 1 had an oval mound with a length of 7 m and a width of 4 m. The enclosure consisted of 14 stones. No information is available about the burial chamber .

Grave 2

Grave 2 also had an oval mound with a length of 6 m and a width of 3.2 m. The enclosure consisted of 19 stones. No information is available about the burial chamber.

Grave 3

Grave 3 had a rectangular barn bed with a length of 32 m and a width of 4 m. The enclosure consisted of 78 stones. No information is available about the burial chamber.

Grave 4

Grave 4 also had a rectangular barn bed with a length of 11.6 m and a width of 2.6 m. The enclosure consisted of 26 stones. No information is available about the burial chamber.

Grave 5

Grave 5 had a rectangular barn bed with a length of 19.3 m and a width of 3.2 m. The enclosure consisted of 34 stones. No information is available about the burial chamber.

Grave 6

Grave 6 had a rectangular barn bed with a length of 21 m and a width of 4 m. The enclosure consisted of 50 stones. No information is available about the burial chamber.

Grave 7

Grave 7 had a rectangular barn bed with a length of 16.6 m and a width of 3.2 m. The enclosure consisted of 46 stones. No information is available about the burial chamber.

Grave 8

Grave 8 had a rectangular barn bed with a length of 10.5 m and a width of 4 m. The enclosure consisted of 27 stones. No information is available about the burial chamber.

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