Eskilstorps dozen
The Eskilstorpsdösen ( German " Dolmen von Eskilstorp" ), with the RAÄ number Eskilstorp 1: 1, dates from the Neolithic around 3500–2800 BC. BC and is a megalithic system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK). It is located near the sea, northwest of Vellinge in Skåne in Sweden .
The north-west-south-east oriented dolmen ( Swedish Döse ) is located on a small plateau about 6.0 × 4.0 m and 0.3 m high. The dolmen consists of two supporting stones, the end stone and a 1.3 to 1.1 m thick capstone measuring approximately 2.6 × 2.4 m. The chamber is about 1.8 x 1.1 m and about 1.1 m high. The access is in the northeast.
To the east of Vellinge lies the Klockaredosen . The Kungshögen (Höllviken) is about six kilometers southwest of Vellinge.
See also
literature
- Lars Bägerfeldt: Megalitgravarna i Sverige. Type, tid, rum och social miljö. Arkeo Förlaget, Gamleby 1992 (2nd edition), ISBN 91-86742-45-0 .
- Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politics bog om Danmarks oldtid. Politiken, Copenhagen 2002, ISBN 87-567-6458-8 , p. 253 (= Politikens håndbøger ).
- Christopher Tilley: The Dolmens and Passage graves of Sweden: An Introduction and guide. 2009.
Web links
- Eskilstorpsdösen - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
Coordinates: 55 ° 28 ′ 56.7 " N , 12 ° 57 ′ 34.9" E