Lønthøje

One of the Lønthøje in Lønt , near Starup , east of Haderslev , south of the fjord, in South Jutland in Denmark is a 40.0 m long and 8.0 m wide megalithic bed in which are the remains of four megalithic structures . At the place there are also seven more round hills or long beds with dolmens . The dolmens and the passage grave were built between 3500 and 2800 BC. BC as megalithic systems of the funnel beaker culture (TBK).

The passage grave

The passage grave was (presumably the last) erected in the extended barren bed. Passage tombs are a form of Neolithic megalithic systems that consist 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. The rectangular chamber was approximately 3 feet long and 2 feet wide. The finds, including a large layer of sacrifices in the corridor, consisted of debris and pottery shards from the TBK.

The rectangular dolmen

The two rectangular pillars consisted of two independent transverse round dysses, which were erected in the middle over the long bed.

Dolmen 1

Dolmen 1 is an extended dolmen surrounded by a round hill with a sloping passage. Chamber and passage are together about 3.5 m long. The finds, including a large layer of sacrifices in the corridor, consisted of skeletal remains, a thick-nosed ax and three chisels made of flint , amber beads and pottery shards from the TBK.

Dolmen 2

Dolmen 2 is a rectangular dolmen surrounded by a round hill. The aisle-free chamber was about 1.9 m long. The finds consisted of indeterminate fragments of clay vessels and amber beads. Shards of nine Middle Neolithic pots were found on the curbs.

The polygonal pole

The polygonal pole in the rectangular hill was foundless. The chamber was about 2.4 m long and 2.1 m wide.

See also

• Nordic megalithic architecture
• Great stone graves in Denmark

literature

• Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politikens bog om Danmarks oldtid (= Politikens håndbøger. ). Politiken, Copenhagen 2002, ISBN 87-567-6458-8

Web links

• with a sketch of Langhøj ved Lønt

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Runddysse is the common denomination in Denmark for dolmens that are located in a round hill. In contrast, dolmens lying in a rectangular mound bed are called long dolmens

Coordinates: 55 ° 14 ′ 40.9 ″  N , 9 ° 33 ′ 38 ″  E