Some 50 metres northwest of hunebed D40 Emmerveld Southeast lies hunebed D38 Emmerveld North, which presents a rather sorry picture, only two of its original five capstones remaining in position, the others having long ago slid down into the central chamber. The eleven side- and end-stones seem rather diminuative, until it is realised that much of the original mound that was built over this hunebed is still in place. Like icebergs, almost all of the sidestones remain buried in sand.
For route directions, refer to D40.
D38, D39 and D40 stand in a delightful heathland clearing in the forest near Emmen. They're all a bit wrecked, but the location is so gorgeous, they're well worth visiting.