Visbek Heidenopfertisch (Pagan Sacrifice Altar) Passage Grave, near Cloppenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
The “Heidenopfertisch” (or Pagan Sacrifice Table) in Engelmannsbäke is a large passage grave in the larger “Visbeker Bräutigam” megalithic complex. The capstone was damaged by an explosion and two pieces have fallen into the chamber. The entire chamber measures 13m by 4.5m and has an East-West orientation. The western section is comparatively well preserved while the eastern chamber has only its orthostats intact, with its capstones missing.
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