Great stone grave in Herzfeld
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 20 '11 .3 " N , 11 ° 45' 52.3" E | ||
| place | Karrenzin , Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania , Germany | ||
| Emergence | 3500 to 2800 BC Chr. | ||
The large stone grave Herzfeld was a megalithic grave complex of the Neolithic funnel cup culture near Herzfeld , a district of Karrenzin in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district ( Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ). It was destroyed in the 20th century.
location
The grave was located on the way between Herzfeld and Barkow , about halfway between the two villages in the Herzfeld fir trees.
description
According to Friedrich Schlie , the grave still existed around 1900. It had a mound of unknown orientation with a length of 14 m, a width of 9 m and a preserved height of 1 m. Most of the stones had already been removed. Only a few stones lay on the hill. The exact type of grave cannot be reconstructed from this description.
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. 21.
- Friedrich Schlie : The art and history monuments of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Volume 3. Schwerin 1900, pp. 315-316 ( online ).
- Ewald Schuldt : The Mecklenburg megalithic graves. Research on their architecture and function. VEB Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften, Berlin 1972, p. 129.