Hestehøj
The Hestehøj (also Hesthøj or Estershøj called - German "Horse Hill" ) is a passage grave ( Danish Jættestue ) on Søvej in Martofte on the peninsula Hindsholm the northeast of the Danish island of Funen . It is one of the largest megalithic complexes on the island.
The passage grave is one of the better preserved of the 500 preserved large stone graves of this type in Denmark. It dates from the Neolithic around 3000 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 is primarily found in Denmark, Germany and Scandinavia, as well as occasionally in France and the Netherlands.
description
The complex, excavated in 1880, is located in a round hill with no visible curbs. The megalithic complex , about eight meters long, 1.6 meters wide and about a man-high inside, has 17 bearing stones and seven cap stones. The long corridor has seven preserved bearing stones and one capstone.
Mårhøj is only about 1000 m away .
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: 55 ° 33 ′ 5.3 " N , 10 ° 40 ′ 13.7" E