Egedysse

The Egedysse ( German  "Eichendolmen" ) is a Großdolmen ( Danish Stordysse ) according to Danish terminology - according to German a polygonal dolmen , which is located about 10 m north of Sønderødvej (road) in Sønderød , near an overhead line at Reerslev on Zealand in Denmark in an oval hill ( Danish Runddysse ) of about 12 × 10 m and 1.0 m in height. The Egedysse is a megalithic system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK), which dates from 3500 to 2800 BC. BC originated.

The dolmen in the center of the hill has an elongated polygonal plan and is oriented roughly in an east-west direction. The 1.7 m long and 1.0 m wide chamber is formed by six bearing stones preserved in situ and one collapsed, which are covered by a long, sloping capstone. The chamber, which is open to the east, is axially followed by a 0.7 m wide corridor, of which only the bearing stones with wide gaps have been preserved.

Nearby are Skrædderens falske Vidner .

See also

• Nordic megalithic architecture
• Great stone graves in Denmark

literature

• Ingrid Falktoft Anderson: Vejviser til Danmarks oldtid . 1994, ISBN 87-89531-10-8 , p. 248

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Runddysse is the common denomination in Denmark for dolmens that are located in a round hill. In contrast, Langdysser are those dolmen that are located in a rectangular or trapezoidal barn bed

Web links

• Description Danish Pictures and plan
• Description Danish Sketch and plan

Coordinates: 55 ° 34 ′ 46.7 "  N , 11 ° 22 ′ 32.7"  E