Dureds Høj and Dureds Vænge

Dyssen Dureds Høj and Dureds Vænge (Lang- and Runddysse) are two dolmens . They are about 25.0 m apart south of Horne , on the Horne Land peninsula on the island of Fyn in Denmark . The dolmens date from the Neolithic Age around 3500–2800 BC. And are megalithic systems of the funnel beaker culture (TBK).

Dureds Høj

Dureds Høj is an approximately 4.0 m high west-east oriented long dyssey of about 25.0 × 20.0 m, on a hill with steep sides (from plowing or digging in ancient times). Most of the curbs are visible and particularly intact in the north, east, and west, with several upright stones in situ , but more of them have fallen over around the mound. In the middle of the top, a few large plates point to an abandoned dolmen .

Dureds Vænge

Dureds Vænge is a freestanding west-east oriented chamber of a rectangular arched dolmen made of four stones of equal height without access (block box). The inside dimensions are about 1.6 × 0.8 m, the height is 0.7 m. A large part of the former capstone, damaged in the north and south, rests on the bearing stones. Although not visible, the chamber is partly filled with reading stones and was located in a worn round hill and is therefore a round dysse according to Danish nomenclature.

literature

PV Glob : prehistoric monuments of Denmark . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1968.
Jürgen E. Walkowitz: The megalithic syndrome. European cult sites of the Stone Age (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 36). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2003, ISBN 3-930036-70-3 .

Individual evidence

↑ The Langdysser is the common denomination in Denmark for dolmens that lie in a rectangular or trapezoidal barn , in contrast to that, Runddysser are those dolmens that lie in a round hill.
↑ Runddysse, dt. Runddolmen is the common denomination in Denmark for dolmens that are located in a round hill. In contrast, dolmens lying in a rectangular mound bed are called long dolmens

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55.092113 10.147336Coordinates: 55 ° 5 ′ 31.6 ″ N , 10 ° 8 ′ 50.4 ″ E

[1] The Langdysser is the common denomination in Denmark for dolmens that lie in a rectangular or trapezoidal barn , in contrast to that, Runddysser are those dolmens that lie in a round hill.

[2] Runddysse, dt. Runddolmen is the common denomination in Denmark for dolmens that are located in a round hill. In contrast, dolmens lying in a rectangular mound bed are called long dolmens