MEGALITHS > SLIDESHOWS > NETHERLANDS > WEST DRENTHE

  • Hunebed D15 at Loon
  • Hunebed D15 at Loon
  • Hunebed D15 at Loon
  • Hunebed D15 at Loon
  • Hunebed D15 at Loon
  • Hunebed D15 at Loon
  • Hunebed D15 at Loon
  • Hunebed D15 at Loon
  • Hunebed D15 at Loon
  • Hunebed D15 at Loon
  • Hunebed D17 at Rolde
  • Hunebed D17 at Rolde
  • Hunebed D17 at Rolde
  • Hunebed D17 at Rolde
  • Hunebed D17 at Rolde
  • Hunebed D18 at Rolde
  • Hunebed D16 at Balloo
  • Hunebed D16 at Balloo
  • Hunebed D10 at Gasteren
  • Hunebed D10 at Gasteren
  • Hunebed D10 at Gasteren
  • Hunebed D6 at Tynaarlo
  • Hunebed D6 at Tynaarlo
  • Hunebed D12 at Eext
  • Hunebed D12 at Eext
  • Hunebed D13 at Eext (Stemberg)
  • Hunebed D13 at Eext (Stemberg)
  • Hunebed D13 at Eext (Stemberg)
  • Hunebed D13 at Eext (Stemberg)
  • Hunebed D14 at Eexterhalte
  • Hunebed D14 at Eexterhalte
  • Hunebed D14 at Eexterhalte
  • Hunebed D14 at Eexterhalte
  • Hunebed D14 at Eexterhalte
  • Hunebed D20 at Drouwen
  • Hunebed D20 at Drouwen
  • Hunebed D19 and 20 at Drouwen
  • Hunebed D19 and 20 at Drouwen
  • Hunebed D20 at Drouwen
  • Hunebed D20 at Drouwen
  • Hunebed D26 at Drouwenerveld
  • Hunebed D26 at Drouwenerveld
  • Hunebed D26 at Drouwenerveld
  • Hunebed D26 at Drouwenerveld
  • Hunebed D26 at Drouwenerveld
  • Hunebed D26 at Drouwenerveld
  • Hunebed D26 at Drouwenerveld
MEGALITH SLIDESHOWS



Hunebedden of
West Drenthe


Hunebed D15 keeps solitary watch over the fields around the village of Loon, just east of Assen. It is one of the most complete hunebedden in Drenthe.

I was lucky to find it on a quiet Sunday morning while a storm loomed overhead, as darkening clouds emphasize the strategic use of red-tinged stones in its construction.

The Rolde twins, D17/18, are beautifully situated in a large grove of trees bordering the current churchyard. Remains of other megaliths have been found under the old church itself, indicating a larger complex.

To the east, the hunebedden of Gasteren, Eext, Tynaarlo and Drouwen show both typical and unique features of the monuments.