Passage grave in Jægerspris Skove
The passage grave in Jægerspris Skove (also called Slotshegnet) is located in the south of the Slotshegnet forest, north of Jægerspris in Frederikssund Municipality on the Danish island of Zealand . The passage grave dates from the Neolithic around 3500–2800 BC. And is a megalithic system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK).
The overgrown round hill is about 3.0 m high and 27.0 m in diameter. The 3.45 m long, 1.95 m wide and 1.75 m high chamber consists of eight bearing stones and three cap stones, the approximately 5.4 m long and 0.75 m wide corridor consists of five pairs of bearing stones and two cap stones. The outer part of the corridor has been restored. A monument rises on the hill.
Nearby is the passage grave Monseshøj and the rune stones Flemløse stones 1 and 2.
See also
literature
- Peter V. Glob : prehistoric monuments of Denmark. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1968
Web links
- Description and pictures (English)
Coordinates: 55 ° 51 ′ 39.6 ″ N , 11 ° 58 ′ 59.9 ″ E