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South of Schadewohl, west of Kerstenberg, near a hill called 'Spitzen Berg' are the remains of three megalithic tombs.

Tomb No. 1 is located 60m NW of a small way leading out of Schadewohl. There is a small lengthy bush, the place has been used as a dump.

Schadewohl 1 (or Tomb 37 according to the official book 'Großsteingräber in der Altmark') was an Extended Dolmen with six pairs of uprights on the long sides, and a single stone on the short. Four capstones are still there, but fallen, partly broken and shifted out of place. The uprights also have moved outwards.

One broken capstone has a deep encarved rill on one side.

References:

Johann Friedrich Danneil 'Specielle Nachweisung der Hünengräber in der Altmark' Sechster Jahresbericht (Neuhaldensleben-Gardelegen 1843) No. 30

Eduard Krause, Otto Schoetensack 'Die megalithischen Gräber (Steinkammergräber) Deutschlands' Zeitschrift für Ethnologie 25. Band v. 1893, No. 59, p. 144

Hartmut Bock, Barbara Fritsch, Lothar Mittag 'Großsteingräber in der Altmark' Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte, Halle (Saale)