Wachtum (Chambered Tomb) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Wachtum (Chambered Tomb) by Nucleus

Visited September 2025

Image credit: Uwe Häberle 09/2025

Nucleus Sep 18, 2025

Image of Wachtum (Chambered Tomb) by Nucleus

Visited September 2025

Image credit: Uwe Häberle 09/2025

Nucleus Sep 18, 2025

Image of Wachtum (Chambered Tomb) by Nucleus

Visited September 2025

Image credit: Uwe Häberle 09/2025

Nucleus Sep 18, 2025

Image of Wachtum (Chambered Tomb) by Nucleus

Visited September 2025

Image credit: Uwe Häberle 09/2025

Nucleus Sep 18, 2025

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Wachtum

Chambered Tomb

Nucleus Sep 18, 2025

Wachtum is badly damaged; only one capstone and two supporting stones remain in a hollow on a mound (approximately 25m x 15m x 3m)

In the Lower Saxony Monument Atlas, the object is listed as an archaeological monument, ID 28944431.

According to Sprockhoff 1926:
Remains of a stone chamber in the oval depression of a round mound. The chamber faces east-west. The western end stone and an adjoining beam of the southern long wall are present, both in situ, and to the east of these is a capstone.

From Wachtum, drive towards Vinnen and turn left (Southwest) onto Vinner Straße shortly before leaving the village. After about 400 metres, you will find the site opposite a house on the left-hand side of the road in a small wood (called “Weißer Sand”).

Visited September 2025

Sites within 20km of Wachtum

Garener Steine 2

Passage Grave • 3.85km NE

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Garener Steine

3.9km NE

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Garener Steine 1

Passage Grave • 3.95km NE

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Lahn 3

Chambered Tomb • 6.37km WNW

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2
Lahn 1

Chambered Tomb • 6.5km WNW
Löningen 1

Chambered Tomb • 6.53km ESE

3
Lahn 2

Chambered Tomb • 6.57km WNW

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1
Herßum

Passage Grave • 6.82km WSW

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2

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Hünensteine – Lindern

Passage Grave • 6.95km NNE

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1
Löningen 2

Chambered Tomb • 7.09km S

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Löningen 3

Passage Grave • 7.57km S

3
Fuhrenkamp 1

Chambered Tomb • 7.66km E

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Fuhrenkamp

7.71km E

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Fuhrenkamp 2

Chambered Tomb • 7.71km E

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1
Fuhrenkamp 3

Chambered Tomb • 7.77km E

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Lahn 5

Chambered Tomb • 8.28km W

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Oldendorfer Hünensteine

Passage Grave • 8.37km E

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Lindern

Cist • 8.67km NE

3
Lahn 4

Chambered Tomb • 8.72km W

2
Schlingsteine

Chambered Tomb • 9.1km NNE

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1
Lähden 1

Passage Grave • 9.35km WSW

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1
Ostenwalde 3

Chambered Tomb • 9.6km WNW
Holte-Lastrup 2

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 9.69km SW

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Ostenwalde 1

Passage Grave • 9.69km WNW

5

1
Holte-Lastrup

9.71km SW

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Holte-Lastrup 1

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 9.74km SW

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Ostenwalde 2

Chambered Tomb • 9.88km WNW

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Hüven-Süd

Chambered Tomb • 10.03km WSW

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Hüven-Nord

Passage Grave • 10.15km W

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2

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Werlte

Passage Grave • 10.64km NNW

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Lastrup 1

Passage Grave • 11.34km ENE

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Harrenstätte 1

Passage Grave • 11.35km NW

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1
Lastrup 2

Chambered Tomb • 11.36km ENE

4
Groß Berßen 7

Passage Grave • 12.7km WSW

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1
Groß Berßen 8

Passage Grave • 12.75km WSW

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1
Groß Berßen 6

Chambered Tomb • 12.81km WSW

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Groß Berßen 5

Chambered Tomb • 12.84km WSW

3
Groß Berßen 4

Chambered Tomb • 12.87km WSW

2
Groß Berßen 3

Chambered Tomb • 12.91km WSW

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Hünengräberstraße des Hümmling

12.93km WSW

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Spahn 2

Passage Grave • 12.93km WNW
Spahn 1

Chambered Tomb • 13.02km WNW

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Groß Berßen 10

Chambered Tomb • 13.3km WSW

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1
Groß Berßen 2

Chambered Tomb • 13.38km WSW

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Groß Berßen 1

Passage Grave • 13.62km WSW

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Westerloh 1

Passage Grave • 13.84km WSW

3
Groß Berßen 9

Chambered Tomb • 13.93km W

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Lähden 2

Passage Grave • 13.95km WSW

4
Westerloh 2

Passage Grave • 13.97km WSW

4

1
Sögel 1

Chambered Tomb • 14.05km W

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Vrees 1

Chambered Tomb • 14.28km NNE

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Teufelssteine – Bischofsbrück

Chambered Tomb • 14.48km NNE

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Sögel 2

Passage Grave • 15.25km W

5

1
Sögel 3

Passage Grave • 15.34km W

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1
Werpeloh 4

Passage Grave • 15.58km WNW

5

1
Werpeloh 5

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 15.58km WNW

5

1
Werpeloh 3

Passage Grave • 16.03km WNW

3
Berge

Passage Grave • 16.22km S
Klein-Berßen 1

Passage Grave • 16.58km W

5
Werpeloh 2

Passage Grave • 17.84km WNW

10

1
Groß-Stavern 2

Chambered Tomb • 17.94km WSW

2
Klein-Berßen 2

Chambered Tomb • 18.01km WSW

5

1
Groß-Stavern 1

Chambered Tomb • 18.12km WSW

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1
Werpeloh 1

Passage Grave • 18.35km WNW

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1
Groß-Stavern 3

Passage Grave • 18.36km W

7
Börger 3

Chambered Tomb • 18.52km WNW

4
Klein-Stavern 5

Passage Grave • 18.52km WSW

4
Klein-Stavern 4

Passage Grave • 18.55km WSW

3
Klein-Stavern 3

Passage Grave • 18.57km WSW

3
Opferstein – Börger

Natural Rock Feature • 18.59km WNW

3
Klein-Stavern 2

Passage Grave • 18.6km WSW

3
Deymanns Mühle

18.6km WSW

1

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Börger 2

Passage Grave • 18.67km WNW

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Börger 1

Passage Grave • 18.68km WNW

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1
Klein-Stavern 1

Passage Grave • 19.49km WSW

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