Skjeltorp dolmen
Coordinates: 59 ° 12 ′ 52.4 ″ N , 11 ° 7 ′ 2 ″ E
The Dolmen of Skjeltorp ( Norwegian Skjeltorpdyssen ) is located in Skjeberg near Sarpsborg in Viken in Norway . Skjeltorp is the most famous of only five dolmens in Norway, all of which are or were near the border with Sweden (only two have survived). The second remaining one, the Rødtangen dolmen , is in Hurum.
description
The megalithic complex remained completely intact until its destruction, which began in 1872. In 1942 it was reconstructed according to previous descriptions and drawings. The side bearing stones and the capstone were available, but the system was reconstructed around 200 m east of the original location. The soil at the original site has been excavated and has provided some knowledge about the funnel beaker culture (TBK). Charcoal made it possible to date it to around 3000 BC. Today the dolmen lies next to a cornfield in a fir forest.
Trivia
Anders Lorange writes in a report from 1872 that a local farmer brought the ceiling slab to his farm as building material. He died soon after. A few years later the four bearing stones were removed by two other farmers. Soon after they removed the stones, they too died.
See also
literature
- Einar Østmo: Megalittgraven på Skjeltorp i Skjeberg . In Viking , Volume 46, 1982 (1983), pp. 5-35 ( online version )
- Einar Østmo: Towards a border - Traces of megalithic ritual in the Fjord Country. In Sophie Bergerbrant, Serena Sabatini (ed.): Counterpoint . Essays in Archeology and Heritage in Honor of Professor Kristian Kristiansen . Archaeopress, Oxford 2013, ISBN 978-1-4073-1126-5 , pp. 301-308