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Dolmen D53

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Dolmen D53

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Dolmen D53

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Location: Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands

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1. Dolmen D53 – Dolmen D53 (Holtingerveld) loop from Steenwijk

49.7km

03:28

80m

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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2. Holtingerveld Nature Reserve – Dolmen D53 loop from Nieuwveense Landen

53.6km

03:41

100m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Dwingeloo Radio Telescope – Hunebed D53 (Holtingerveld) loop from Lhee

46.4km

02:51

60m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Tessa Mul

February 23, 2024

Hunebed D53 is located on the Hunestromenweg near Havelte. With a length of almost 18 meters, this is one of the largest dolmens in the Netherlands, only dolmen D27 located a little further away in Borger is larger. On the side of the road is the smaller dolmen D54.

Today the dolmen has 21 side stones, 4 keystones and 9 covering stones, which have rested on the supporting stones since a restoration in 1991. Originally it would have consisted of more than 40 stones. During excavations in 1918, many pottery shards were found, from which many hundreds (some researchers say more than 600) pots could be traced back. This made it the largest find ever in a dolmen in Drenthe. In addition, three flint axes, an arrowhead, a hammer axe, three beads of jet and one of amber were found.

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brakestein

July 10, 2020

One of the largest dolmens in the Netherlands

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brakestein

July 10, 2020

Nice bike path towards Appelscha

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Location: Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands

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Dolmen D53

1. Dolmen D53 – Dolmen D53 (Holtingerveld) loop from Steenwijk

2. Holtingerveld Nature Reserve – Dolmen D53 loop from Nieuwveense Landen

3. Dwingeloo Radio Telescope – Hunebed D53 (Holtingerveld) loop from Lhee

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