Passage grave of Keldernæs
The passage grave of Keldernæs ( Danish: Keldernæs Jættestue ), restored in 1898, is located west of Keldernæsvej, south of Keldernæs and north of Stokkemarke near Maribo on the island of Lolland in Denmark . The large stone grave dates from the Neolithic around 3500–2800 BC. And is a megalithic system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK). 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 and Scandinavia as well as occasionally in France and the Netherlands.
The 3.5 m high hill has a diameter of about 18.0 m and contains the approximately 8.0 m long and 2.5 m wide chamber of a passage grave made of 21 bearing stones and six cap stones. The outside grilled corridor consists of nine bearing stones and four cap stones.
Nearby is Rørmarken's passage grave, which is only 2.25 m long and 1.85 m wide.
See also
literature
- Peter V. Glob : prehistoric monuments of Denmark. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1968.
- Jürgen E. Walkowitz: The megalithic syndrome. European cult sites of the Stone Age (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 36). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2003, ISBN 3-930036-70-3 .
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Coordinates: 54 ° 51 ′ 34.9 ″ N , 11 ° 24 ′ 4.2 ″ E