Drysagerdy's passage grave
The passage grave Drysagerdys (also called Rævehøj) southeast of Dalby Huse is a double passage grave ( Danish dobbeltjættestue ) in an approximately 1.5 m high residual hill in Hornsherred on the Danish island of Zealand . The passage grave is a form of Neolithic megalithic systems , which consists of a chamber and a structurally separated, lateral passage. This form is primarily found in Denmark, Germany and Scandinavia , as well as occasionally in France and the Netherlands . One of the two chambers has an adjoining chamber ( Danish: bikammer ), which is extremely rare among the 57 preserved double-passage graves in Denmark ( Gundestrup 2 ).
The north-south oriented chambers are among the largest in Denmark, lie next to each other and have two common bearing stones. The passage grave was created between 3500 and 2800 BC. BC as a megalithic system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK). The passage grave is next to Listrup (at least 13 m) on Falster , Kong Svends Høj (12.3 m) on Lolland and Birkehøj (11 m) on Zealand, and Jordehøj and Kong Asger Høj on Møn and Mårhøj on Fyn (each 10 m ) one of the largest passage graves in Denmark. In Sweden there are longer chambers only in Falbygden (e.g. Ragnvald's grave at 16 meters). In Germany ( De hoogen Steener with 28 m) and in the Netherlands (e.g. D27 in Borger with 22.5 m and Havelte 1 with 18.0 m) the so-called Emsland chambers are sometimes much longer.
The north chamber
The rectangular north chamber is about 13.2 m long and 1.8 m wide. It was built from 26 bearing stones. Only three of the capstones of the chamber have survived. The only partially preserved corridor consists of four bearing stones and is about 2.5 m long and 0.7 wide. In the middle of the west side of the chamber, opposite the mouth of the passage, is the remains of the secondary chamber.
The south chamber
The rectangular south chamber is about 11.8 m long and 1.8 m wide. It consists of 15 bearing stones and four preserved capstones. The only partially preserved corridor in the middle consists of four supporting stones and is about 1.4 m long and 0.5 wide.
Hardly any finds were made.
The passage grave of Vellerup and the passage grave of Klingerbakke are nearby .
See also
literature
- Flemming Kaul : Dysser og jættestuer i Horns Herred 1987
- Knud Thorvildsen : Dobbeltjættestuen on Kyndeløse Mark. In: Fra Nationalmuseets Arbejdsmark. 1939, ISSN 0084-9308
Web links
- Description, pictures (English)
- Description, pictures (Danish)
Coordinates: 55 ° 48 ′ 14.5 " N , 11 ° 57 ′ 40.8" E