D8 Kniphorstbos

Latitude:
53° 3' 35.68 N
Longitude:
6° 41' 58.56 E
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Image of D8 Kniphorstbos (Hunebed) by LesHamilton

Hunebed D8 Kniphorstbos, seen at its best in springtime sunshine, before foliage from surrounding woodland casts it into shadow.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
LesHamilton
LesHamilton Apr 19, 2014
Image of D8 Kniphorstbos (Hunebed) by Martin_L

View inside the well preserved and massive 4-capstone passage-grave. It has a slightly trapezoid groundplan [1]: Width is 4,3m in the West and 3,6m in the East. Length appr.. 8m. The chamber is halfway filled with earth, but all chamber orthostats and capstones are in situ. The dry-walling is robbed (as usual in areas where there were/are no quarries).

[1] Reference: Giffen, A.E. van, 1925: De hunebedden in Nederland, Utrecht

Photo taken in August 2010

Image credit: Martin_L
Martin_L
Martin_L Nov 12, 2010

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D8 Kniphorstbos

LesHamilton
LesHamilton Aug 7, 2013

Visited September 5, 2012

Hunebed D8 Kniphorstbos is a really nice, totally complete hunebed, lying in attractive woodland, slightly more than a kilometre west of the town of Annen, in Drenthe.

Following botched attempts at restoration in the second half of the 19th century, D8 was fully restored in 1952. Now it is a particularly fine medium-sized hunebed, boasting eight sidestones and two endstones: with all four of its original capstones in place.

Bus 58 from Assen Station to Groningen takes you to Annen in 27 minutes. Be sure to exit at the bus halt named ‘Hunebed’ on Zuidlaarderweg (right beside hunebed D9 Annen/Noordloo). Now walk about 100 metres northwest, past the roundabout, and turn left (west) along Schipborgerweg for 600 metres—then follow the pedestrian/cycle underpass below the N34 highway. On the far side of the N34 you emerge in woodland. Continue to walk on in the same direction, along the woodland path, until you reach the 2nd crossroads (after another 250 metres or so) and turn left (south). About 50 metres on, in a clearing on your left, is D8 Kniphorstbos.

You can view a short video of D8 and its surroundings on YouTube.

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