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Lonvitz 1 (Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech) — Images (click to view fullsize)

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Lonvitz 2 (Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech) — Fieldnotes

Lonvitz 2 is a trapezoidal, north-south oriented long barrow with a length of about 28 m and a width of 8 m in the south and 6 m in the north. Of the enclosure, 13 stones are preserved on the eastern long side, five on the western long side and one on the southern narrow side. The burial chamber is located at the southern end. It is oriented northwest-southeast and thus slanted towards the enclosure. It is 3.50 m long and 1.80 m wide. The stones are still very deep in the ground. Three wall stones are still in situ on the north-eastern long side. On the south-western long side, two wall stones are in situ, but the middle one is missing. The northwestern endstone is also still in its original position, but the southeastern one has tipped over into the interior of the chamber. The northwestern capstone is almost in situ. The second capstone lies displaced a little to the south-east of the long barrow. It is 3.00 m long, 2.70 m wide and 1.40 m thick. It has at least five cup marks on its upper side.

The megalithic tomb is located directly north of the L29 road from Putbus to Vilmnitz, directly west of the turnoff to Posewald and Zirkow.

Visited June 2021

Lonvitz — Fieldnotes

The megalithic tombs near Lonvitz are two graves of the Neolithic Funnel Beaker Culture in the vicinity of Lonvitz, a district of the municipality of Putbus in the district of Vorpommern-Rügen (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania). A third grave was destroyed in the 19th century.

Lonvitz 2 (Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech) — Images

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Nadelitz 1 (Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech) — Fieldnotes

Nadelitz 1 is a long barrow with a trapezoidal encloure oriented in an east-west direction with a transverse chamber at the eastern end. The northern long side has been destroyed by road construction. The southern long side and the eastern narrow side are well recognisable, even though some stones have been tipped off the high and steep hill. Thus, the dimensions of 24 metres x 8.50 - 6 metres can still be reconstructed, with the narrower side to the west. The chamber is still deep in the ground. It is probably an extended dolmen 2.50 metres long and 2 metres wide. The two capstones have sunk into the chamber. An entrance is not visible.

The megalithic tomb is located at the western end of Nadelitz, directly south of the road from Putbus to Lancken-Granitz on a conspicuous, long hill at a bus stop. There is no signpost.

Visited June 2021

Nadelitz 1 (Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech) — Images

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Nadelitz 5 (Long Barrow) — Fieldnotes

Nadelitz 5 has an east-west oriented, trapezoidal long barrow. It has a length of 35 m and a width of 11 m in the west and 7.5 m in the east. The maximum height is 3.5 m. The stone enclosure is still largely complete with 34 preserved stones (14 missing).

The burial chamber lies near the western end of the long barrow and is oriented north-south. It is about 4.0 m long, 2.0 m wide and 1.4 m high. The entrance is in the south, it has a length of 1.1 m, a width of 0.8 m and a height of 1.0 m. The passage consists of two pairs of wall stones and is bordered on the inside and outside by threshold stones.

The chamber has three pairs of wall stones on the long sides, a capstone on the northern narrow side and a smaller half-stone on the western half of the south side between the passage and the western long side. All three capstones are present and were found in situ during the excavation by Ewald Schuldt in 1970.

To get to the tomb, drive east on the L29 (Bäderstraße) through Nadelitz. Approx. 1.3 km after leaving the village, turn off at a bus stop to the right (south) in the direction of Groß Stresow. After 250 m you will see the megalithic tomb about 250 m under a group of trees in the middle of a field. The tombs Nadelitz 4 (70 m) and Nadelitz 3 (110 m) are lying directly behind it.

Visited June 2021

Nadelitz 5 (Long Barrow) — Images

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Dummertevitz 2 (Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech) — Fieldnotes

Just 100 m in a south-easterly direction from Dummertevitz 1, in an open field under a group of trees, lies Dummertevitz 2. Only a mound is still preserved, on which several stones lie, but these no longer allow any conclusions to be drawn about the original appearance of the site.

Visited June 2021

Dummertevitz 1 (Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech) — Fieldnotes

This megalithic site with a trapezoidal long barrow oriented in an east-west direction with a transverse burial chamber is about 30 m long. Numerous stones are missing from the enclosure. The north side is still relatively well recognisable, the south side can still be reconstructed on the basis of individual stones. The very large stones at the eastern end of the enclosure are striking. They may also be guardian stones. Of the burial chamber, three support stones each of the eastern and western long sides and the northern endstone are still present. Two capstones of the chamber still lie on their supporting stones, a third one is missing.

You reach it from Lancken-Granitz and drive southwest to the grave group of Lancken-Granitz / Burtevitz. You can park at the junction of the road to Burtevitz and take the forest path (Küstenweg) from here, which leads in a westerly direction south past the graves Burtevitz 3 and Burtevitz 4 and then turns off to the southwest. Dummertevitz 1 (aka Ziegensteine -> goat stones) is located just south of the path after about a kilometre.

Visited June 2021

Dummertevitz — Fieldnotes

The megalithic tombs Dummertevitz were originally probably eleven megalithic tombs of the Neolithic Funnel Beaker Culture in the vicinity of Dummertevitz, a district of the municipality of Lancken-Granitz in the district of Vorpommern-Rügen (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania). Only two of these still exist today. All the tombs were grand dolmens. The best-preserved grave is also known as Ziegensteine (goat stones).

Visited June 2021

Dummertevitz 2 (Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech) — Images

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Dummertevitz 1 (Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech) — Images

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During my first trip to Ireland back in 2006, I was bitten by the 'megalithic' bug and since then I seek for every opportunity to visit as much sites as possible, with a bias for stone circles.

As I live in the southwest of Germany (not an area famous for megaliths), I rely on my holidays to be able to visit these sites.

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