Large stone grave Mehlsen's peace
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 3 '56.2 " N , 13 ° 11' 3.6" E | ||
| place | Gransee OT Seilershof , Brandenburg , Germany | ||
| Emergence | 3500 to 2800 BC Chr. | ||
The large stone grave of Mehlsen Ruh is a megalithic grave complex of the Neolithic funnel cup culture near Seilershof , a district of Gransee in the Oberhavel district ( Brandenburg ).
location
The grave is located southeast of Seilershof in the forest on Fischerwall, immediately west of federal highway 96 .
Research history
The complex was probably discovered in 1838/39 during the construction of the road and was freely reconstructed not far from the site. The grave was placed under protection in 1938 as a natural monument and is also designated as a ground monument . Strangely enough, it was overlooked by both Eberhard Kirsch and Hans-Jürgen Beier when they took pictures of the megalithic tombs in Brandenburg at the beginning of the 1990s. In a report by the Ruppiner Heimatblätter from the 1930s, it is considered that the complex is identical to the Gransee stone grave , which was destroyed in 1838 when the road was built. However, this is unlikely, as it was discovered when the road to Oranienburg was being built and was therefore most likely south of Gransee, while Mehlsen's Ruh is north of Gransee.
description
The system is oriented north-south and has a length of 4.3 m and a width of 2.4 m. There are two larger flat stones that are likely cap stones. Several smaller stones, probably wall stones, are arranged around them in a rectangle. On the western long side there are seven stones, on the other sides only individual stones have been preserved. The southernmost stone on the west side and the adjoining stone of the southern way have blast holes.
The grave in regional sagas
According to a legend , the complex is the grave of the owner of a nearby extension called Mehls, who worked as a foreman at Chausseebau . In fact, he is buried in the Altlüdersdorf cemetery.
Web links
- The Megalithic Portal: Mehlsen's Peace
- strahlen.org : Megalithic grave "Mehlsen Ruh", Seilershof, Gransee
- Norbert Wilke: Mehlens Ruh
Individual evidence
- ^ Eberhard Kirsch : Finds from the Middle Neolithic in the state of Brandenburg. Brandenburg State Museum for Prehistory and Early History, Potsdam 1993, pp. 212–214.
- ↑ 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. 43.