Langdysse Højby Stenbakken

The Langdysse Højby Stenbakken (also called Brynshøjdyssen) is located on Brynshøjvej in southeastern Højby in Holbæk in odsherred municipality on the Danish island of Zealand . The dolmen dates from the Neolithic around 3500–2800 BC. And is a megalithic system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK).

In the free-standing, northeast-southwest-oriented chamber measuring 1.75 × 0.8 m, without a capstone, a stone is missing on the southeast long side. The north-western long side consists of two bearing stones. Remnants of the hill can be found around the chamber and in part of the field.

The Runddysse of Højby and the Langdysse of Toftebjerg are nearby .

See also

• Nordic megalithic architecture
• Great stone graves in Denmark

literature

• Peter V. Glob : prehistoric monuments of Denmark. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1967.
• Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politikens bog om Danmarks oldtid (= Politikens håndbøger. ). Politiken, Copenhagen 2002, ISBN 87-567-6458-8 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Langdysse is the name commonly used in Denmark for dolmens that lie in a rectangular or trapezoidal barn bed. In contrast to this, Runddysser are those dolmens that lie in the round hill

Web links

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Coordinates: 55 ° 54 ′ 27 "  N , 11 ° 35 ′ 58.3"  E