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D53 Havelte
Type: Passage grave with kerbstone enclosure
Size: 18.9 x 4.4 m
Town: Havelte
Location: Havelterberg
Latitude N: 52.7926
Longitude E: 6.2182
Orientation: 107° (90° = E-W)
First reported 1732 Andries Schoemaker
With its twin D54, this large A-list hunebed sits on the expansive hilly heath near Havelterberg. During World War II, it was dismantled so as to draw no Allied attention to the German airfield that had been built on the sandy terrain. It was restored again by 1950.
Same group: D54
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D53 Havelte
Type: Passage grave with kerbstone enclosure
Size: 18.9 x 4.4 m
Town: Havelte
Location: Havelterberg
Latitude N: 52.7926
Longitude E: 6.2182
Orientation: 107° (90° = E-W)
First reported 1732 Andries Schoemaker
With its twin D54, this large A-list hunebed sits on the expansive hilly heath near Havelterberg. During World War II, it was dismantled so as to draw no Allied attention to the German airfield that had been built on the sandy terrain. It was restored again by 1950.
Same group: D54