Blakshøj

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Blakshøj
Scheme of passage grave (cross-section) 1 = support stone, 2 = cap stone, 3 = mound, 4 = seal, 5 = wedge stones, 6 = access, 7 = threshold stone 8 = floor slabs, 9 = sub-floor depots, 10 = intermediate masonry 11 = curb stones

The Blakshøj (also called Blakshøjgård) is located southwest of Frederikshavn and west of the suburb Gærum , on Blakshøjgårdvej, in North Jutland , on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy and the northernmost passage grave ( Danish Jættestue ) Denmark . It dates from the Neolithic Age around 3500–2800 BC. And is a megalithic system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK). The passage grave is a form of Neolithic megalithic systems, which consists of a chamber and a structurally separated, lateral passage. This form is primarily found in Denmark, Germany and Scandinavia, as well as occasionally in France and the Netherlands.

description

Blakshøj is around 25.0 m in diameter and, at 4.2 m high, is one of the tallest round burial mounds in Denmark. Neolithic monuments are an expression of the culture and ideology of Neolithic societies. Their origin and function are considered to be the hallmarks of social development.

The access to this passage grave of the TBK is short, but the chamber is one of the largest in the country at about 8.0 m long and 2.2 m wide. The five cap stones of the approximately 1.75 m high chamber are supported by 15 bearing stones. In addition to the Neolithic finds, an early Bronze Age burial and a bronze sword were found.

Another impressive round hill lies about 200 m south and 100 m west of Blakshøjgårdvej. It is 3.6 m high and about 20.0 m in diameter. Another 100 m west of it is a 2.6 m high round hill with a diameter of about 14.0 m. Between the two there used to be a well-worn hill from the Bronze and Iron Ages , in which there were pottery shards, burned bones, an urn and a small destroyed stone box . At Kragkærvey near Gærum lies the approximately 68.0 m long Langdysse of Vester Annexpræstegaard, also called "Stenstue".

Nearby is the Vangsgård round tower .

See also

literature

  • Peter V. Glob : prehistoric monuments of Denmark. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1968 p. 72
  • Ingrid Falktoft Anderson: Vejviser til Danmarks oldtid . 1994, ISBN 87-89531-10-8 , p. 197
  • Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politics bog om Danmarks oldtid . Copenhagen 2002 ISBN 87-567-6458-8 , p. 84

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Johannes Müller : Neolithic Monuments and Neolithic Societies. In: Hans-Jürgen Beier , Erich Claßen, Thomas Doppler, Britta Ramminger (eds.): Varia neolithica VI. Neolithic Monuments and Neolithic Societies. Contributions from the meeting of the Neolithic Working Group during the annual meeting of the North-West German Association for Ancient Research in Schleswig, 9. – 10. October 2007 (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 56). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2009, ISBN 978-3-941171-28-2 , pp. 7-16, here p. 15.

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Coordinates: 57 ° 23 ′ 42 "  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 55"  E