Great stone graves in Tokkekøb Hegn
The megalithic stone graves in Tokkekøb Hegn , near Lillerød , in Allerød Municipality are located in the northeast of the Danish island of Zealand . The enclosure is known for its many Neolithic megalithic systems . Of the 23 registered structures, which include dolmens in long and round hills and passage graves , several are well preserved.
Langdysser and hills in Lille Hjortemose
At the edge of the forest is a group of dolmens and burial mounds . A giant bed with a chamber and 12 preserved curbs lies in a small oak forest. Next to it another giant bed of a similar size and a remnant of a giant bed without a chamber, where most of the curbs have been preserved.
Dyssen in Avlskarlevold
To the north of this group, about 20 meters from the path on the other side of a small dry ditch, lies one of the few well-preserved dolmens with four chambers in Avlskarlevold. The approximately one meter high mound bed is about 25 m long and 8 m wide. It still has 30 curbs. The chambers are between 1.6 and 2.1 meters long. One of the two north has received its previously divided capstone back after the restoration.
Runddysser at Degnebæksvej
Here are some round dolmen in an old beech forest on the edge of the Hegn. One is 3.3 m in diameter and 12 curbs, but no capstone. A little to the north, hidden in the undergrowth under old beeches, is another small dolmen. It has nine curbs, several of which have been knocked over.
Langdysse on Linjevej
In the old beech forest on the Linievej lies a large mound of earth that was called a dike on old maps. It is 84 meters long and 12 meters wide. It was later recognized as one of the longest long dolmen on Zealand. It has no curbs, but several large stones on the surface that represent the remains of chambers. A little to the south are the remains of a small hill about 8 × 8 meters with five curbs.
Following the yellow hiking trail to the east, there is a Langdysse (Sb.nr.010403-007) with two large dolmen (Danish: stordysser). Both chambers have two cap stones, one in particular approximating the shape of the passage grave. These large dolmen show that there are intermediate forms between the polygonal dolmen with a capstone and the passage grave, which were created at the same time. On the opposite side of the street there is a slightly shortened mound bed with two chambers, one of which has a corridor.
Stumpedyssen who gave his name to a road through the Hegn, is a passage grave north of Sjæelsø (lake). The facility is located in a flat, round hill about 18.0 m in diameter with a corridor on the south side. On the north side of the chamber lies a very large stone, probably a capstone. Larger stones scattered on the hill can be capstones of the chamber and passage. There are 20 curbs, seven of which are upright.
In the vicinity of the Stumpedyssevej is also the large boulder (about 70 tons) Lereltestenen or Lerelte Stenen.
See also
literature
- Ingrid Falktoft Anderson: Vejviser til Danmarks oldtid. 2nd Edition. Gads Forlag, Århus 1994, ISBN 87-89531-10-8 , p. 266.
- Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politics bog om Danmarks oldtid . Copenhagen 2002 ISBN 87-567-6458-8 p. 180.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Langdysse is the name commonly used in Denmark for dolmens that lie in a rectangular or trapezoidal barn, in contrast to round dolmens or round dysers are those dolmens that lie in a round hill
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Coordinates: 55 ° 52 ′ 47 " N , 12 ° 23 ′ 13.9" E