RIEL - The Regte Heide is a Brabants Landschap nature reserve. On its edge are six burial mounds, five close together the sixth a bit further away. They are at the spot where it is easiest to cross the stream. Now there is a bridge there, but that was different 4,000 years ago. It was a ford and when you crossed it, the burial mounds were the first thing you saw. A signal to travellers that the locals' ancestors were watching over them.
The number of burial mounds left to us is only a pittance of the original number. The 'five mound' on the Regte heath, was first excavated in 1935, with a scientific purpose. After extracting and studying the valuable contents, the mounds were restored to their 'original' state. This was followed by several more restorations in which the wreaths of poles that must have stood around the burial mounds were put back in place. The discolouration in the soil shows that they originally stood there.
Furthermore, this area is a lovely place to walk and enjoy the birds, the Riels Laag and the silence.
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