D13 Eext

Latitude:
53° 0' 40.91 N
Longitude:
6° 43' 37.6 E
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Image of D13 Eext (Hunebed) by costaexpress

No reason to post this other than so pleased to discover my ‘lost’ photo’s of the Hunebedden. The Earth man of Eext found me wandering and kindly spent the rest of the morning with me at D12 and 13 and back in his study explaining the interconnections of the Hunebed and the ancient trackways linking them and the shapes they create from space. Kept his address but lost his name if anyone can help out?

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costaexpress Aug 19, 2017
Image of D13 Eext (Hunebed) by LesHamilton

This view of hunebed D13 Eext shows clearly how closely together the sidestones have been placed.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
LesHamilton
LesHamilton Sep 25, 2013
Image of D13 Eext (Hunebed) by LesHamilton

Hunebed D13 Eext only pops into view as you ascend its grassy mound.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
LesHamilton
LesHamilton Sep 25, 2013
Image of D13 Eext (Hunebed) by LesHamilton

This is the impressive barrow that contains Hunebed D13 Eext. There is no hint of the presence of a hunebed from below.

Image credit: Les Hamilton
LesHamilton
LesHamilton Sep 25, 2013
Image of D13 Eext (Hunebed) by LesHamilton

A sketch of Hunebed D13-Eext with its three-stepped entrance and closely set sidestones, drawn after the capstones and the top of the barrow were taken away, in 1756, looking southward across the heath.

Image credit: Johannes van Lier (1760)
LesHamilton
LesHamilton Sep 25, 2013

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D13 Eext

Nucleus
Nucleus Jul 21, 2018

D13 Eext is the only ”staircase” tomb in the Netherlands, which means that the chamber of this partially still in the hill located passage grave, was originally accessible via a steep staircase. The chamber consists of 3 supporting stone pairs and 2 end stones, which stands close to each other. Only one of the capstones remained.

That alone should be reason enough to visit the tomb. It is located in the southwest of Eext behing a large riding ground.

Visited July 2018

D13 Eext

LesHamilton
LesHamilton Sep 25, 2013

Visited: September 13, 2013

Hunebed D13 Eext is unique amongst the Dutch hunebedden in two ways. Firstly, it is the only one that is still surrounded by its original barrow, and secondly, its entrance portal was on top of the barrow (rather than through the side), the grave chamber being accessed down a flight of three steps. From the top of the mound you can clearly see the full complement of six sidestones and two endstones. Unlike the majority of hunebedden, where the sidestones were separated by spaces which were originally filled in with smaller stones, those at D13 Eext have been placed very close together.

On May 21, 1976, while excavating a trench for a new sewer in the centre of Eext, a large flat stone, which had been used for centuries to cover a culvert, came to light. Investigation showed it to be one of the missing capstones of D13 Eext, and three days later it was replaced on its hunebed. It is rumoured that another capstone lies buried in the ground somewhere in the neighbourhood of the church. The fate of the third capstone is unknown. It may have been broken up and used for dyke reinforcement, but there is always the hope that it may some day turn up in the area.

D13 was first discovered around 1736 by a ‘stone seeker’ who was probing the mound for stones to sell, and subsequently the capstones were removed although the chamber was left untouched. D13 can be found in a small wooded area between Eext Sportpark and Stationsstraat at the south of the village.

You can view a short video about D13 Eext on YouTube.

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