D32 Odoorn

This wasn’t on our list, but we passed so close by it on our way up to Borger, we couldn’t resist calling in to say ‘hi’. Easy to find, this rather wrecked monument nevertheless has charms. It’s bucolic position in it own little copse in the middle of wide open fields is cosy and inviting. Only one capstone is still supported, the rest are down, giving it the feeling of a wounded animal, not yet quite willing to admit defeat. All but one hunebedden are in state care, with no risk of being ploughed up or dismantled, so Odoorn’s survival in it’s broken condition is assured. By the time we got to Odoorn, most of the snow had melted from the monument in the bright, crisp sunshine.