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<< Our Photo Pages >> D41 Emmermeer - Passage Grave in Netherlands in Drenthe

Submitted by Sunflowerbird on Thursday, 15 February 2001  Page Views: 4716

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: D41 Emmermeer Alternative Name: Emmen-Noord
Country: Netherlands Province: Drenthe Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Emmen
Latitude: 52.799920N  Longitude: 6.885810E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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CharcoalBurner89 visited on 30th Apr 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 2 Access: 4 A small facility located directly on the street. Easy to visit and still intact despite its proximity to modernity.

johnstone visited on 23rd Jun 2021 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4

Boeddel visited on 27th Sep 2019 - their rating: Amb: 2 Access: 4

johnstone visited on 17th Apr 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 2 Access: 5

SolarMegalith visited on 1st Aug 2004 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 2.4 Access: 4.2

D41 Emmermeer
D41 Emmermeer submitted by Sunflowerbird : D41 Emmermeer Go out of Emmen on the Odoorn road into the suburb of Emmermeer and on the side of the road is this wonderful monument. Hundreds of motorists must pass it every day. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Passage Grave near Emmermeer in Drenthe

Go out of Emmen on the Odoorn road into the suburb of Emmermeer and on the side of the road is this wonderful monument. Hundreds of motorists must pass it every day.

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D41 Emmermeer
D41 Emmermeer submitted by Martin_L : From the West. The well preserved 4 capstone chamber is more than halfways embedded into the sandy ground. May 2012 (Vote or comment on this photo)

D41 Emmermeer
D41 Emmermeer submitted by Martin_L : From the SE. The well preserved 4 capstone chamber is more than halfways embedded into the sandy ground. Measuring appr. 5,9m by 2,3m (in the SW)/2,9m (NE). Reference: van Giffen, A.E. , De Hunebedden In Nederland, Utrecht, 1925 (Vote or comment on this photo)

D41 Emmermeer
D41 Emmermeer submitted by Martin_L : From the West. The well preserved 4 capstone chamber is more than halfways embedded into the sandy ground. May 2012 (Vote or comment on this photo)

D41 Emmermeer
D41 Emmermeer submitted by Martin_L : Western half of the chamber. More than halfway filled with earth. Clear height reduced to approximately 60cm. (April 2009) (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

D41 Emmermeer
D41 Emmermeer submitted by Martin_L : From the NW. Chambers' skeleton is well preserved. (Vote or comment on this photo)

D41 Emmermeer
D41 Emmermeer submitted by Martin_L : From the North. The remains of the earthwork are visible. The well preserved 4 capstone chamber is more than halfways embedded into the sandy ground/remains of the eartwork. Measuring appr. 5,9m by 2,3m (in the SW)/2,9m (NE). Reference: van Giffen, A. E. , De Hunebedden In Nederland, Utrecht, 1925

D41 Emmermeer
D41 Emmermeer submitted by Martin_L : The chamber viewed from the North-east (April 2009).

D41 Emmermeer
D41 Emmermeer submitted by SolarMegalith : Very nice hunebed near Emmen, located near a busy road - driving over there you can't miss it. Like other hunebeden it's a neolithic monument.

D41 Emmermeer
D41 Emmermeer submitted by Martin_L : From the South. Entrance at photos centre. The well preserved 4 capstone chamber is more than halfways embedded into the sandy ground. Measuring appr. 5,9m by 2,3m (in the SW)/2,9m (NE). Reference: van Giffen, A.E. , De Hunebedden In Nederland, Utrecht, 1925

D41 Emmermeer
D41 Emmermeer submitted by Martin_L : Viewed from the East (April 2009)

D41 Emmermeer
D41 Emmermeer submitted by regina : Site in Drenthe Netherlands

D41 Emmermeer
D41 Emmermeer submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : April 30, 2022

D41 Emmermeer
D41 Emmermeer submitted by CharcoalBurner89

D41 Emmermeer
D41 Emmermeer submitted by johnstone : Close up of the tomb on June 23, 2021

D41 Emmermeer
D41 Emmermeer submitted by johnstone : Four capstones in a row, June 23, 2021

D41 Emmermeer
D41 Emmermeer submitted by regina : Site in Drenthe Netherlands

D41 Emmermeer
D41 Emmermeer submitted by Alta-Falisa : D41. SEP.2012

D41 Emmermeer
D41 Emmermeer submitted by Alta-Falisa : D41. SEP.2012

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