D11 Anloo

Also known as:
D11 Anloo-Zuid
Latitude:
53° 1' 48.82 N
Longitude:
6° 42' 28.59 E
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Image of D11 Anloo (Hunebed) by LesHamilton

The sign indicating the start of the woodland path leading to D11 Anloo.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
LesHamilton
LesHamilton Sep 24, 2013
Image of D11 Anloo (Hunebed) by LesHamilton

D11 Anloo appears in the distance, actually on the woodland road.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
LesHamilton
LesHamilton Sep 24, 2013
Image of D11 Anloo (Hunebed) by LesHamilton

A side-on view of D11 Anloo showing the entranceway sidestones.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
LesHamilton
LesHamilton Sep 24, 2013

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D11 Anloo

Nucleus
Nucleus Sep 20, 2025

On my tour to the Hunebeds in Drenthe and Groningen in July 2018, I unfortunately had to skip three hunebeds in the Drentsche Aa National Park (D7-Schipborg, D8-Anloo-N and D11-Anloo-Z) due to lack of time. In September 2025, I was on holiday in Emsland for three days and took the opportunity to visit these three remaining hunebeds for the first time.

D11-Anloo-Z is just over 9.4 metres long and 3.7 metres wide. It consists of ten side stones, two capstones and four cover stones. Unfortunately, the western cover stone is missing and only one of the two gate stones is still in place. There are also several burial mounds from the Iron Age in the immediate vicinity of the tomb. The tomb is idyllically located in a clearing in the middle of a forest at a crossroads.

From the car park (N53.03468° E6.69870°, see picture by Les Hamilton), it is very well signposted (as are all Hunebeds in the Netherlands) and can be reached on foot in about 900 metres.

Visited September 2025

D11 Anloo

LesHamilton
LesHamilton Sep 24, 2013

Visited: September 13, 2013

D11 Anloo lies on a woodland track, in a very quiet and peaceful shaded location where, more likely than not, you will find yourself alone with the hunebed. One of the problems tracking down hunebedden is that many are to be found deep in woodland, where you are never sure just which path to follow. With Hunebed D11 Anloo there is no such problem as it lies slap in the middle of a major forest path heading south of Anloo. Almost complete, this hunebed was restored in 1952 and possesses ten sidestones, two endstones, four capstones and a well defined entrance portal. Alas, the westernmost capstone is missing.

To make your way to D11, head for the southern boundary of Anloo where, just past the church, two streets, Kerkbrink and Brinkstraat meet. Follow Brinkstraat southwards for about 50 metres, then turn left on to Anderenseweg, keeping to this road until you pass through a small wooded area after about 600 metres. Now look out for a ‘Hunebed Sign’ directing you on to a woodland path to the left. After looping round the end of a field (clearly shown on the map below), this path follows an almost straight line which will bring you to D11 Anloo in about ten minutes (white marker on map). You’ll see D11 in the distance long before you get there as it lies on the actual path.

You can view a short video of Hunebed D11 Anloo on YouTube.

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