Sylt's Ancient Heritage
Sylt’s landscape preserves a dense concentration of prehistoric monuments dating from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. This collection features the Harhoog and Merelmerskhoog passage graves, characteristic of the Funnelbeaker culture, alongside the Tinnumburg, an Iron Age circular rampart. Numerous tumuli, or burial mounds, like Tipkenhoog, are clustered near Keitum and Archsum, offering a physical record of the island's earliest settlements and ancient funerary traditions.
A Harhoog
The Harhoog is a dolmen, a rectangular megalithic tomb from the Funnelbeaker culture, located near Keitum on the island of Sylt in…
Ganggrab bei Kampen
A Neolithic passage grave located near Kampen. This megalithic structure is a characteristic example of the communal burial sites built by the Funnelbeaker culture in Northern Germany.
C Tipkenhoog
A significant Bronze Age burial mound situated in Keitum. It is located in close proximity to the Harhoog dolmen and is one of the island's most prominent tumuli.
D Tinnumburg
An Iron Age circular rampart featuring earthen walls approximately 440 meters in circumference. Originally used as a place of refuge and ritual, it remains one of the most significant archaeological monuments on the island.
Hügelgrab
Prehistoric burial mound or tumulus.
Hügelgrab
Prehistoric burial mound or tumulus.
Hügelgrab
Prehistoric burial mound or tumulus.
Hügelgrab
Prehistoric burial mound or tumulus.
Hügelgrab
Prehistoric burial mound or tumulus.
Merelmerskhoog
A well-preserved Neolithic passage grave located southwest of Archsum. It serves as a prime example of megalithic architecture from the Funnelbeaker period on Sylt.
K Großsteingrab Archsum 2
Remains of a Neolithic long barrow located southwest of Archsum, forming part of a group of ancient megalithic burial sites.
L Großsteingrab Archsum 1
Remains of a Neolithic long barrow situated near Archsum, representing the island's early megalithic funerary culture.
Kolkingehoog
The archaeological remains of a megalithic tomb located south of Archsum, dating back to the Neolithic era.
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