Saltoftevænge passage grave
The passage grave of Saltoftevænge (Jættestue ved Saltoftevænge also called Svebølle Jættestue 1 or Rugtved) is located in a 2.0 m high round hill with about 22.0 m diameter on Saltoftevænge (road) south of Svebølle , east of Kalundborg 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 chamber of the passage grave, which was restored in 1899 and 2008, consists of 14 bearing stones, three cap stones, a threshold stone and well-preserved dry masonry . The corridor consists of 16 supporting stones and five cap stones.
The facility was examined in 1885 by the teacher and amateur archaeologist Ludvig Zinck (not the composer of the same name), who excavated several prehistoric monuments. Zinck worked with the National Museum and carefully noted and recorded his observations.
About 35 m away is the passage grave Svebølle Jættestue 2 or Svebøllegavn, in a 1.8 m high and 21.0 × 14.0 m mound. In the east of the village there are more megalithic structures from Svebølle and nine medium-sized boulders .
See also
literature
- Peter V. Glob : prehistoric monuments of Denmark. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1968.
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Coordinates: 55 ° 38 ′ 46.7 " N , 11 ° 16 ′ 43.9" E