Dolmens and burial mounds around the Drentsche Aa
- The Netherlands
- Drenthe
- Aa en Hunze
- 50.58 km (Approximately 02:58 u)
- Cycling route 115912
Dolmens and burial mounds around the Drentsche Aa
- The Netherlands
- Drenthe
- Aa en Hunze
- 50.58 km (Approximately 02:58 u)
- Cycling route 115912
This route takes you past countless ancient cemeteries in the form of dolmens and burial mounds. The mounds were raised over human remains, which were kept in a coffin or urn. Burial mounds were expanded and later deceased people were'interred\\\' in this way. In total there are about 60 burial mounds in the Strubben-Kniphorstbos near Anloo. You will also regularly come across dolmens here. Hunebed D14 is very recognizable. The stones are so gigantic that you wonder how they ever managed to put them on top of each other with only stones and wooden tools. Hunebed D08 is located along the edge of the forest. The wreath stones are missing, but it is still one of the most beautiful and complete dolmens in Drenthe. Take a break halfway through at Pannenkoekenboerderij Brinkzicht!
Directions
| # | Description | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Eendracht (De Eendracht, Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, The Netherlands) | 0.00 km | |
13 | 13 (Boerendijk, 9511PN, Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, The Netherlands) | 1.02 km |
14 | 14 (Herenweg Zuid, 9511PC, Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, The Netherlands) | 2.27 km |
4 | 4 (9461TG, Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, The Netherlands) | 5.12 km |
3 | 3 (9461TJ, Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, The Netherlands) | 6.81 km |
50 | 50 (Oude Groningerweg, 9461BP, Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, The Netherlands) | 9.62 km |
Pause places
Pannenkoekenboerderij Brinkzicht
Brink 1
9466 PE Aa en Hunze
http://www.pannenkoekenboerderij.nl
Brinkzicht is a cozy family restaurant in a beautiful authentic Drenthe farm. Here they bake pancakes in the traditional way according to their own traditional recipe. Brinkzicht is located in the middle of the Drentsche Aa National Park, in the green village of Gasteren. From here you can enjoy walking and cycling along moors, stream valleys, forests and ash trees. Discover, for example, the Balloerveld and the beautiful villages that you will find here. Assen is also close by. Official host of the Drentsche Aa National Park!
Sights
Eendracht
De Eendracht
Aa en Hunze
http://www.allemolens.nl
The most famous windmill type in the Netherlands. Windmills were used not only to produce flour from cereals, but also to reclaim polder areas. Natural energy. The most famous windmills can be found in Kinderdijk, really set up as a polder model. A must see!
Hunebed D10
Hunebed D10 Gasteren 2
9466 TB Aa en Hunze
http://www.hunebedden.nl
Two of the four capstones of this hunebed still rest on the seven side and two keystones. The hunebed is fenced off because a flock of sheep grazes in the hilly forest and heathland.
Hunebed D02
Landgoed De Schipborg 64a
9469 PJ Aa en Hunze
http://www.hunebedden.nl
This hunebed is small in size and originally had four capstones. One of those stones fell in the grave and the other stone is missing. The gate side stones and the key stones are still complete.
Grafheuvel
Burial mounts
9469TD Aa en Hunze
http://www.grafheuvels.nl
In the Bronze Age, people continued to bury some of the dead (about 15% of the population) in or under burial mounds. The people were buried in various ways, such as in wooden boxes made of planks or hollowed-out logs, and in one burial mound, tit was
Grafheuvel
Burial mounts
9469TD Aa en Hunze
http://www.grafheuvels.nl
In the Bronze Age, people continued to bury some of the dead (about 15% of the population) in or under burial mounds. The people were buried in various ways, such as in wooden boxes made of planks or hollowed-out logs, and in one burial mound, tit was
Hunebed D07
Hunebed D7 Boswachterij Schipborg 64
9469 PJ Aa en Hunze
http://www.hunebedden.nl
The landscape of Drenthe is home to many cultural-historical treasures, including the many hunebeds. These hunebeds are the remains of stone burial vaults in which the peasant people who inhabited the north of the Netherlands approximately 5,400 years ago, are dead.
Grafheuvel
Holle Drift
9469TD Aa en Hunze
http://www.grafheuvels.nl
In the Bronze Age, people continued to bury some of the dead (about 15% of the population) in or under burial mounds. The people were buried in various ways, such as in wooden boxes made of planks or hollowed-out logs, and in one burial mound, tit was
Grafheuvel
Burial mounts
9468GV Aa en Hunze
http://www.grafheuvels.nl
In the Bronze Age, people continued to bury some of the dead (about 15% of the population) in or under burial mounds. The people were buried in various ways, such as in wooden boxes made of planks or hollowed-out logs, and in one burial mound, tit was
Grafheuvel
Galgenberg
9468GV Aa en Hunze
http://www.grafheuvels.nl
In the Bronze Age, people continued to bury some of the dead (about 15% of the population) in or under burial mounds. The people were buried in various ways, such as in wooden boxes made of planks or hollowed-out logs, and in one burial mound, tit was
Hunebed D08
Schipborgerweg
9468GV Aa en Hunze
http://www.hunebedden.nl
This hunebed is in reasonably good condition. All four capstones and eight keystones are still complete and there is even a gate stone. Only the second gate stone is missing.
Hunebed D09
9468EM Aa en Hunze
http://www.hunebedden.nl
This hunebed is incomplete and it is located in a built-up area. You will find a prohibition sign at the hunebed, because the monument was often disrespectfully used as a bicycle shed.
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