300 m west of Steenodde lies the largest Bronze Age burial mound of the island of Amrum. Esenhugh is abound 4.7 m high and has a diameter of 26.5 m. The dolmen of Steenodde lies about 420 m to the south.
A viking burial ground with formerly 88 burial mounds lies close by.
To get to the burial mound drive of the road Stianoodswai towards Steenodde. At the point where the first property is located on the right, a narrow dirt road turns left at an archaeological information sign.
Esenhugh lies 170 m along this dirt road on the left.
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Burial mound Esenhugh and burial ground Steenodde
The burial mound Esenhugh is 4.70 m high and 26.50 m in diameter and one of the largest burial mounds of Amrum. His age is unknown, possibly it was already created in the Stone Age or the Bronze Age.
The burial ground of Steenodde consists of originally at least 88 burial mounds, which were excavated already in the last century. They date back to the Viking Age (10th-11th centuries) and are about 2,500 years younger than the Esenhugh. The dead were mostly burned and buried in urns.
Other burial mounds (from the Bronze Age 1500-1200 BC) are located in the area.
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