Hunebed D53 Havelte
Hunebed D53 Havelterberg
The second-largest prehistoric dolmen in the Netherlands, a roughly 5,000-year-old Funnel Beaker culture tomb nestled among heather and woodland in the Havelte hills.
D53 is the second-largest of the more than 50 surviving hunebeds (prehistoric dolmens) in Drenthe. It is about 26 m long, built from dozens of glacial erratic boulders, and dates to the Neolithic Funnel Beaker culture, around 3400–3000 BC. During the Second World War the German military dismantled it and buried it while building an airfield, and it was dug out and reconstructed only after the war. A smaller tomb, D54, lies nearby. The surroundings include the Havelterberg heathland and forest, where you can take a short walk. Entry is free, and the car park is just a few minutes' walk away. It is about 20 minutes' drive from Giethoorn and suits visitors interested in prehistoric sites.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Colonies of Benevolence – Frederiksoord
- Steenwijk
- Bovenwijde
- Museum De Oude Aarde
- Giethoorn Village Canals (Dorpsgracht)
- Museum Giethoorn 't Olde Maat Uus
- Giethoorn
- Dwarsgracht