Langdysse from Flårup
The Langdysse von Flårup (also called Flaarup) is located southeast of Fuglse, near Maribo on the island of Lolland in Denmark .
The east-west oriented, slightly trapezoidal and up to 0.6 m high barn bed of the Langdysse lies on the edge of the forest. Of the two long rows of curbs, the northern one has 15 larger stones, almost all of which are in situ . The southern one comprises 11 stones, almost all of which are tilted outwards. Several stones are missing, especially those on the two narrow sides, where only 1 curb marks the western end. The original width is about 7.1 × 5.0 m. The length is 23.5 m. The complex was built between 3500 and 2800 BC. BC as a megalithic system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK).
Traces of a longitudinal dolmen are preserved as a pit in the west. To the east, the capstone of a transverse, aisle-free ancient dolmen protrudes from the hill.
See also
literature
- Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politikens bog om Danmarks oldtid (= Politikens håndbøger ). Politiken, Copenhagen 2002, ISBN 87-567-6458-8 .
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: 54 ° 41 ′ 9.5 ″ N , 11 ° 33 ′ 27.5 ″ E