Langdysse from Myregård

The Langdysse of Myregård is located in Kæderup west of Hillerødvej, southeast of Helsinge on the island of Zealand in Denmark . The complex was built between 3500 and 2800 BC. BC as a large stone grave of the funnel cup culture (TBK).

The Langdysse of Myregård is a north-south oriented ancient dolmen , of which the positions of all bearing stones and the large capstone are known from an old sketch. However, most of them are no longer in situ or have even been split up. The dolmen lies on the remains of a hill, all of the curbs of which are missing, and had internal dimensions of about 1.8 × 0.8 m.

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

• Description with sketches and pictures

Individual evidence

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

Coordinates: 56 ° 0 ′ 35.2 ″  N , 12 ° 14 ′ 10.9 ″  E