Large stone graves near stumps

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The megalithic graves near Stubben (also known as megalithic graves near Elfershude ) were four megalithic graves of the Neolithic funnel cup culture near Stubben , a district of Beverstedt in the Cuxhaven district ( Lower Saxony ). There is a description of the graves from 1861; at some point in the following years they were destroyed.

location

Graves 1–3 were located east of the Elfershude residential area belonging to Stubben on a slope sloping westwards. Grave 2 was 46 paces (approx. 38 m) south of grave 1, grave 3 was 31 paces (approx. 23 m) south of grave 3. Grave 4 was south of Elfershude am Moor.

There were originally numerous other large stone graves in the vicinity, but none of them exist today. To the south were the megalithic graves near Bokel , to the west the megalithic graves near Heise , to the northwest the megalithic graves near Freschluneberg and to the north-east the megalithic graves near Beverstedt .

description

Grave 1

Grave 1 was 9.5 m long and 1.5 m wide. It originally had 14 wall stones, four of which were missing in 1861, and all cap stones had already been removed. The eastern end stone was 1.75 m long. The exact grave type can use this information to determine not sure, but due to the size it must be a great dolmen or passage grave have acted.

Grave 2

Grave 2 was about 6 m long and 1.5 m wide. In 1861 it still had eight wall stones and a cap stone 2 m long and 1.16 m wide. This complex must also have been a large dolmen or a passage grave.

Grave 3

Grave 3 originally had an enclosure, but in 1861 only four stones remained. The burial chamber had a length of 5.5 m and a width of 1.3 m. It still consisted of ten wall and three cap stones. Here, too, it was either a large dolmen or a passage grave.

Grave 4

Grave 4 had an enclosure, eleven stones of which were still preserved in 1861. The burial chamber had a length of 9 m and a width of 1.5 m. It had five cap stones, the number of wall stones is not known. Here, too, it was either a large dolmen or a passage grave.

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