Eickelberg stone grave
The Eickelberg large stone grave was a megalithic grave complex of the Neolithic funnel cup culture near Eickelberg , a district of Warnow in the Rostock district ( Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ). It was destroyed in the early 20th century.
location
The grave was located east of Eickelberg near the Warnow . The large stone grave of Klein Görnow still stands less than 1 km from its original location . There was also originally a large stone grave near the neighboring town of Eickhof .
description
According to Carl August Schwerdtfeger , in 1839 the grave still consisted of several wall stones that were inclined outwards. The capstones had fallen into the interior of the burial chamber . Information on the alignment and dimensions of the chamber is not available. Ewald Schuldt classified them as large dolmen . Robert Beltz kept the grave as preserved in 1899. Ernst Sprockhoff could no longer find any traces in the 1930s.
literature
- Hans-Jürgen Beier : The megalithic, submegalithic and pseudomegalithic buildings as well as the menhirs between the Baltic Sea and the Thuringian Forest. Contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe 1. Wilkau-Haßlau 1991, p. 15.
- Robert Beltz : The Stone Age sites in Meklenburg. In: Yearbook of the Association for Mecklenburg History and Archeology. Volume 64, 1899, p. 96 ( online ).
- Friedrich Schlie : The art and history monuments of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Volume 4. Schwerin 1901, p. 185 ( online ).
- Ewald Schuldt : The Mecklenburg megalithic graves. Research on their architecture and function. VEB Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften, Berlin 1972, p. 125.
- Carl August Schwerdtfeger : Hune graves between Sternberg and Bützow. In: Yearbook of the Association for Mecklenburg History and Archeology. Volume 4, 1839, p. 69, ( online ).
- Ernst Sprockhoff : Atlas of the megalithic tombs of Germany. Part 2: Mecklenburg - Brandenburg - Pomerania. Rudolf-Habelt Verlag, Bonn 1967, p. 23.