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Bliedersdorf Image © Uwe Häberle 05/2019 Also known as: Grundoldendorf Latitude: 53° 28' 13.69" N Longitude:     9° 35' 19.28" E Added by Nucleus Images (3) Fieldnotes (1) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Bliedersdorf Flickr Google Google Images Bing Stone Pages Wikipedia

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The complex consists of four large long barrows, each containing an extended dolmen transversely to the longitudinal axis. A fifth long barrow was still present in the 19th century. The four enclosures of medium length are located west of the village, (direction Bliedersdorf) in a light beech grove called the Dohrn. Their borders are still largely complete. The extended dolmen originally had two capstones, but are only preserved at Bliedersdorf 1 and Bliedersdorf 4. One capstone is missing from Bliedersdorf 2 and both are missing from Bliedersdorf 3. The tombs Bliedersdorf 1, Bliedersdorf 2 and Bliedersdorf 3 are located in a northwest-southeast aligned row, while Bliedersdorf 4 is offset by 30 meters parallel southeast next to it. The triple formation has a total length of about 120 meters. The entrances to Bliedersdorf 3 and Bliedersdorf 4 are in the northeast, the other two in the southwest. Currently the forest in which the tombs are located is unfortunately closed and access is forbidden, as several of the up to two hundred and fifty-year-old beech trees threaten to fall down. But overall this is a mystical places with a lot of aura and atmosphere. Hopefully, the forest owners will soon find a way to make this place worth seeing again to the public. Drive on the K26 from Hohebrugge to Grundoldendorf. Immediately at the entrance to the village, a road on the left leads northwest to Bliedersdorf. After about 250m you'll reach a small wood with a parking lot in the bend of the road. The tombs are located in this small wood. Visited May 2019 Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

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Bliedersdorf 1 (Long Barrow) — Fieldnotes

Bliedersdorf 1 is a very well preserved long barrow of 51 meters lenght and 8 meters width. Almost all stones are present and are in situ. The stones on the narrow sides are larger than those of the long sides. In the middle of the enclosure there is a chamber with two support stones transverse to the longitudinal direction. It can be considered an extended dolmen. Their dimensions are about 3 x 1.2 meters. The access is in the southwest. Immediately northwest with a gap of only 3 meters, the tomb Bliedersdorf 2 connects. Visited May 2019 Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

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Bliedersdorf 2 (Long Barrow) — Fieldnotes

Bliedersdorf 2 is well preserved. Some stones of the enclosure are missing, some more are slightly shifted. The dimension is 28 x 6 meters. The chamber is located slightly northwest of the center of the enclosure. A capstone is still on the stones. The access is in the southwest. Immediately northwest with a gap of only about 3 meters, the tomb Bliedersdorf 3 connects. Visited May 2019 Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

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Bliedersdorf 4 (Long Barrow) — Fieldnotes

Bliedersdorf 4 is very well preserved. The length is 39 meters, the width 7 meters. It lacks only a few stones of the enclosure. The chamber is located slightly southeast of the center. It is an extended dolmen of 4 x 2 meters inside. Only a support stone of the chamber is missing. Both capstones are, only slightly shifted, still on. While the tombs 1-3 are located close to each other in a row, Bliedersdorf 4 is offset by 30 meters parallel to the southeast of the other tombs. Visited May 2019 Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

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Bliedersdorf 3 (Long Barrow) — Fieldnotes

Bliedersdorf 3 is relatively well preserved, it lacks some stones of the enclosure, some more are slightly shifted. The dimension is approximately 30 x 6 meters. The chamber is located slightly northwest of the center of the enclosure. The support stones of the chamber are all still present, but all capstones are missing. The size of the chamber is approximately 3 x 1.5 meters. Visited May 2019 Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

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Posted by Nucleus 21st July 2019ce