Passage graves from Andrup

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The passage graves of Andrup 1 + 2 are located northeast of Fjerritslev in the dunes between Svinkløv Klitplantage and Kollerup Plantage, south of Grønne Strand in northern Jutland on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy in Denmark . The passage graves date from the Neolithic Age around 3500–2800 BC. And are megalithic systems of the funnel beaker culture (TBK).

Andrup 1

57 ° 7 ′ 31 ″ N, 9 ° 18 ′ 3 ″ E

From the passage grave Andrup 1 (also Søbakke, Svinkløv plantation or dolmen called 22541) the supporting stones are still there. In 1933 burned flint , a knife, an ax and broken crockery from the Iron Age were found .

Andrup 2

57 ° 7 ′ 29 "N, 9 ° 17 ′ 58" E

Andrup 2 passage grave (also called Kollerup SB 110706-21 or Dolmen 22542) was restored in 1937 and is relatively well preserved. 11 bearing stones have been preserved, many of them in situ . A large capstone is in situ. One or two capstones have been removed and the passage is lost or obscured by the heather . The intermediate masonry has also been preserved .

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