Domarring from Himmelstorp
The Domarring of Himmelstorp (also called Domhög) is one of several stone circles on the "Himmelstorp gravfalt" at Kullaberg on the Kullen peninsula in Höganäs , north of Helsingborg in Skåne in Sweden . The term "Domarring" can be traced back to earlier times. The circles were associated with the jurisprudence and thought that a certain odd number of judges in the circles gave judgments.
When Carl von Linné traveled to Scania in 1749, he described the Domarring ( German: "Richrerring" ) located 200 m south-west of the courtyard , which is about 16.0 m in diameter and like most (including Domarring von Skärholmen ) consists of nine stones resting on small, partially visible rocks. These are actually Iron Age dolmen ( German "Järnålder dös" ) or dolmen of the Fröböke type. These dolmens are also found in burial fields in Halland , Småland , Öland and in the south-west of Västergötland . A similar stone circle made up of six preserved dolmens can be found on the cemetery of Fördertofta in the Swedish province of Jönköpingslan .
The Iron Age stone circle shape usually consists of seven or nine dolmens and usually contains cremation graves . The term "Domarring" can be traced back to earlier times. The circles were associated with the jurisprudence and thought that a certain odd number of judges in the circles gave judgments.
literature
- Mårten Stenberger , Karl Kersten (ed.): Nordic prehistory. Vol. 4 The history of Sweden. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1977, ISBN 3-529-01805-8 .
Web links
- Domarring von Himmelstorp - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
Coordinates: 56 ° 16 ′ 46 ″ N , 12 ° 32 ′ 31 ″ E