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Garzer Hof 1 and Garzer Hof 2 are situated just about 150 metres apart in a field, so it makes sense to visit both megalithic tombs at the same time.

Garzer Hof 2 is a Grand dolmen (or extended dolmen) with a passage and a burial chamber, it is the westernmost of the two graves. The chamber is 5.00 metres long, 1.90 metres wide at the northern end and tapers to 1.20 metres at the southern end. To the south is the passage, which is 1.20 metres long, 0.60 metres wide and 0.80 metres high. The chamber consisted of three yokes; of the three capstones that originally covered it, two remain. The two capstones covering the entrance are missing. A doorstep stone can be seen at the start of the passage. The chamber featured a clay floor and was divided into compartments. Of the rectangular burial chamber, measuring 9.50 metres in length and 8.50 metres in width, stones have survived only on the northern and southern sides. The way it’s built reminds me very much of Wayland’s Smithy (Oxfordshire), only on a smaller scale.

To visit the tombs, drive east from Rerik along Kröpeliner Straße (L122) towards Garvsmühlen. About 1 km past Rerik, there is a bus stop with a small shelter on the right-hand side. The footpath leading to the two graves begins immediately behind the shelter. Although the adjacent fields are used for farming, the tombs are easily accessible even in summer thanks to the access path; however, Grazer Hof 2 in particular is now heavily overgrown, so the structures may be more clearly visible if you visit in autumn or winter. You can park your car in the car park of a nearby war graves site.

Visited June 2026

Garzer Hof 1 and Garzer Hof 2 are situated just about 150 metres apart in a field, so it makes sense to visit both megalithic tombs at the same time.

Garzer Hof 1 is a passage grave and the easternmost of the two graves. The chamber, which is 6.70 metres long, 1.90 metres wide and 1.50 metres high, is oriented in an east-west direction. The chamber consisted of five yokes; only one of the supporting stones on the northern side is missing. Two of the chamber’s capstones are still in place. The entrance is on the south side and measures 3 metres in length by 0.80 metres in width. Doorstep stones are situated at the start and in the middle of the passage. The structure originally had five capstones, two of which have survived.

To visit the tombs, drive east from Rerik along Kröpeliner Straße (L122) towards Garvsmühlen. About 1 km past Rerik, there is a bus stop with a small shelter on the right-hand side. The footpath leading to the two graves begins immediately behind the shelter. Although the adjacent fields are used for farming, the tombs are easily accessible even in summer time, thanks to the access path. However, Grazer Hof 2 in particular is now heavily overgrown, so the structures may be more clearly visible if you visit in autumn or winter. You can park your car in the car park of a nearby war graves site.

Visited June 2026

Taken from the on-site information board:

Grand dolmen
Megalithic tomb of the Neolithic
(3200–3000 BC)

This grand dolmen was excavated in 1967. The tomb was surrounded by an oval mound approximately 2 metres high. The surface of the mound reached up to the upper edge of the six lateral supporting stones. These supported two massive capstones.

The roughly rectangular burial chamber was accessed via a narrow passage, approximately 1.5 m long, at one end.

The tomb was constructed using animal or human power. The stones, weighing several tonnes, were moved using traction and leverage via rollers.

The chamber is 5 m long, 1.2 to 1.9 m wide and 1.6 m high. The floor consisted of compacted clay and was divided into several sections by red sandstone slabs.

Taken from the on-site information board:

Passage grave
Neolithic megalithic tomb

This passage grave, dating from the Funnel Beaker Culture period, represents a late variant in the development of megalithic tombs. It was constructed between 3100 and 2950 BC.

During excavations, approximately 380 artefacts were recovered from this tomb. These include a clay vessel featuring a depiction of a face.

Among the grave goods found in the tomb are also numerous everyday objects and vessels dating from the period between 2900 and 2800 BC. This makes it clear that the tomb was used repeatedly as a burial site for more than 300 years.

The fact that the builders of the megalithic tombs carefully selected the stones used is clearly evident from the straight chamber walls and the well-fitting capstones. The gaps between the standing stones were filled, for the most part, with flat stones.
The burial chambers were originally covered with thick layers of earth and stone, creating mounds that were sometimes round and sometimes elongated. On the outside, these mounds were often additionally surrounded by boulders.

In the immediate vicinity of the Baltic seaside resort of Rerik, there are eight easily accessible and very well-preserved megalithic tombs.
Blengow (aka Voßberg), however, is the one in the poorest condition.

This megalithic tomb of an unknown type has been severely disturbed. It is a dolmen which originally contained a transversely oriented chamber. Eight stones from the eastern and two from the western long sides of the dolmen’s enclosure remain. The width of the dolmen can be given as 5.7 metres. Ernst Sprockhoff makes no mention of any surviving stones from the chamber. At present, however, a supporting stone and a capstone can be seen on the mound. Apparently, they were found during excavations.

Sprockhoff regards the northernmost stone on the eastern long side as the corner stone of the narrow side. This stone has a distinctive feature. Its surface is smooth and it bears a number of cup marks and seven engraved wheel crosses, each approximately 15–20 cm in diameter.

To reach the grave, drive north from Roggow along the K7 country road towards Rerik. After about 2.5 km, turn right at a long left-hand bend towards Blengow (east). In Blengow, stay on the ”Dorfstraße“, drive round the village pond and then head east out of the village. After about 900 metres, a road branches off to the right towards Zweedorf. There is also a signpost there pointing to the grave. Follow this road for just under 200 metres. The site is then located in the field, about 60 metres from the road, on a gentle hill covered with a few trees. There is a small parking lot at the edge of the field.

Visited June 2026

Taken from the on-site information board:

Voßberg
Neolithic megalithic tomb
(3300–3100 BC)

The visible stones of the structure suggest that the tomb was constructed as a dolmen arranged in a long-bed.

The shape and size of the boulder lying immediately next to the monument suggest that it was formerly the capstone of the chamber.

At least seven wheel crosses and several cup marks have been chiselled into the surface of this stone.

Whilst the cup marks were probably carved during the tomb’s period of use – presumably to hold offerings – the wheel crosses were not added until centuries later during the Bronze Age (2000–500 BC). They are generally interpreted as sun symbols and thus as indications of a sun cult.

Similar wheel crosses are also known from Mechelsdorf and Neu-Gaarz; however, they are predominantly found in Scandinavia.