One of the most impressive and well-known groups of megalithic tombs in the Lüneburg Heath are the seven stone houses at Ostenholz. The protected cultural monument in 1923 unites five megalithic tombs. They are located between Bad Fallingbostel and Bergen on the military training area Bergen-Hohne. You can reach them on Saturday or Sunday via Bad Fallingbostel and Oerbke Lager to Ostenholz, there follow the signs.

The seven stone houses were like the other megalithic tombs of northern Germany in the second half of the third millennium BC. Built by people of funnel beaker culture. This was the population that introduced the peasant economy in North German lowland. One of the capstones has huge dimensions of 4.6 x 4.2 m and a thickness of half a meter. Every single grave was the burial ground of a clan or a family for more than 1,000 years.

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Stefan

July 13, 2019

No hiking trail, only accessible by car or bicycle, as it is a restricted military area. Opening hours are available online.

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christian427

July 21, 2024

Impressive stone monuments in the middle of the military training area - a visit that will have a lasting impact.

The Seven Stone Houses are located on the Bergen military training area. To avoid having to stand in front of closed access roads, I ask you to find out about the shooting times below beforehand. Please have your ID ready.
The entrance / barrier is in the town of Osterholz. From there, a path of around 6 km leads to the stone graves.

- lueneburger-heide.de/service/sehenswuerdigkeit/2204/sieben-steinhaeuser.html
- stadt-bergen.de/das-rathaus/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/schiesswarnungen
- osterheide.bundesimmobilien.de/aktuelles-be8311a22b103a65

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Location: Osterheide, Heidekreis, Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

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