Passage grave 3 from Hjortegårdene

Burial mound in Hjortegårdens mark - watercolor by AP Madsen

The passage grave 3 of Hjortegårdene (also called Hjortegårdene Jættestue 3 or Distriktet Skoven) is located on private property in the north of the Hornsherred peninsula near Frederikssund on the Danish island of Zealand . The megalithic complex from the Neolithic Age was built by the people of the Funnel Beaker Culture (TBK) between 3500 and 2800 BC. Built in BC. The passage grave is a form of Neolithic megalithic systems, which consists of a chamber and a structurally separated, lateral passage. This form can be found primarily in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Scandinavia, and occasionally in France.

The excavated, well-preserved and restored in 1989 the passage grave lies in an approximately 3.0 m high, slightly oval mound with a diameter of 17.0 × 16.0 m. The chamber consists of nine bearing stones and three cap stones. Eight bearing stones, three cap stones and one locking stone have been preserved from the corridor.

There are a large number of Neolithic graves in the vicinity, including the largely destroyed passage graves (Hjortegårdene Jættestue 1 and 2) and the well-preserved circular diaphragms at Hjortegårdene .

See also

• Nordic megalithic architecture
• Great stone graves in Denmark

literature

• Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politikens bog om Danmarks oldtid (= Politikens håndbøger. ). Politiken, Copenhagen 2002, ISBN 87-567-6458-8

Web links

• Description Engl. and pictures

Coordinates: 55 ° 54 ′ 48.8 "  N , 11 ° 54 ′ 45.7"  E