Great stone graves near Hymendorf

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The megalithic graves near Hymendorf were two megalithic tombs of the Neolithic funnel beaker culture near Hymendorf , a district of the municipality of Geestland in the district of Cuxhaven ( Lower Saxony ). They were destroyed in the 19th century. Grave 1 was also called "Wulfstein".

location

The "Wulfstein" was west of Hymendorf on the border of the places Debstedt , Sievern and Neuenwalde on an elevated heather area that bordered directly on a moor. About 3 km northwest of its former location is the large stone grave Sievern that has been preserved . According to Johann Karl Wächter, the second grave was on a hill in the "Bahlenbruch" ( reproduced by Ernst Sprockhoff as "Dahlenbruch"); probably the Fahlenbruch is meant, a depression southeast of Hymendorf, on the road to Drangstedt .

description

Grave 1

From grave 1 only one conspicuous capstone (the actual, eponymous Wulfstein) and three other stones that were lying around in disorder were left around 1841. A mound or a burial chamber could no longer be recognized. The capstone was 7 feet (about 2 meters) long , 5 feet (about 1.5 meters) wide, and 3.5 feet (about 1 meter) thick.

Grave 2

Grave 2 had a capstone 8 feet long that rested on three wall stones. Six other stones were lying around in disarray around 1841.

literature

  • Hans Müller-Brauel : The prehistoric monuments of the district Lehe. In: Annual Report of the Men of the Morning Star. Volume 16, 1913/14 (1914), p. 68.
  • 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.
  • Johann Karl Wächter : Statistics of the pagan monuments existing in the kingdom of Hanover. Historical Association for Lower Saxony, Hanover 1841, pp. 77-78 ( online ).