Massleberg stone grave
The large stone grave Massleberg is located on the roadside east of Strömstad , in northern Bohuslän in Sweden . In the nomenclature according to Swedish as passage grave ( Swedish Ganggrift ) reported system is a polygonal dolmen whose polygonal chamber formed by five supporting stones and of a single large stone deck is covered.
During the Neolithic Age , before the land elevation , the valley was still a sea bay and the complex faced it. The megalithic complex has not yet been archaeologically examined. It originated between 3500 and 2800 BC. BC as a plant of the funnel beaker culture (TBK).
Nearby
- The Massleberg burial ground is located directly to the right of the branch to the passage grave .
- The Massleberg 1 rock carving is located about 80 m from the Massleberg burial ground at a farm before which you turn left.
- The Massleberg 2 rock carvings are about 850 m from Massleberg 1 in the direction of Näsinge.
- The polygonal pole at Skee prästgården is nearby.
See also
literature
- Mårten Stenberger : Nordic prehistory. Volume 4: Prehistory of Sweden. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1977, ISBN 3-529-01805-8 .
Web links
- Massleberg stone grave - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
- Description and pictures
Coordinates: 58 ° 57 ′ 36.2 ″ N , 11 ° 19 ′ 3.2 ″ E