Passage grave in the Kornerup Mark
The passage grave in Kornerup Mark in Lejre Kommune , in the Sjælland region in Denmark, is located west of Roskilde in a 1.7 m high round hill with a diameter of 12 to 13 m. The passage grave ( Danish Jættestue ) of the funnel beaker culture (TBK) from the middle Neolithic (3200–2800 BC) is a megalithic complex with one of the rare side chambers . Only 30 such structures (of 500 preserved passage graves) can be found around the Limfjord , in Djursland , 3 on Zealand and 2 on Lolland ( Bag-Hyldehøj and Torhøj ). 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.
The north-east-south-west oriented chamber made of 13 supporting stones is oval, 6.5 m long and 2.0 m wide. A capstone and the dry masonry between the side stones have been preserved. On the north-western long side of the chamber, diagonally across from the 0.5 m wide duct mouth, is the approximately 0.7 m wide access to a secondary chamber. It is about 1.0 m long, 1.5 m wide and consists of three supporting stones; the capstone is missing. The corridor is about 4.5 m long and 0.5 m wide. It is formed by 8 preserved bearing stones (4 on each side) between which there is dry masonry.
See also
literature
- Klaus Ebbesen: Danmarks megalitgrave. Volume 2: Catalog. Attika, Copenhagen 2008, ISBN 978-87-7528-731-4 .
Web links
- Kornerup Runddysse (English)
- Jættestue med bikammer (Danish)
Coordinates: 55 ° 37 ′ 9.8 ″ N , 11 ° 59 ′ 1.4 ″ E