Langdysse from Raklev

Raklev Underdysse, watercolor from 1878

Raklev dysse - watercolor by Johan Thomas Lundbye

The Langdysse von Raklev is a barren bed with the remains of three roughly west-east-oriented dolmens in Raklev , a suburb of Kalundborg 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 long bed of the Langdysse has only a few curbs. The best preserved chamber has two preserved bearing stones and an end stone. A capstone (part) with a bowl lies next to the chamber and shows traces of attempts at blasting. There are three large stones about 40 to 50 cm high from the ground, which represent the remains of former chambers.

In the place there is also the Raklev Vriedysse , an Urdolmen , the Raklev Underdyssen, another long dolmen with three chambers, the Nostrup Runddysse (also Kildekærgaard), the Slåenhøj and the Raklev Troldedysse.

See also

• Nordic megalithic architecture
• Great stone graves in Denmark

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Langdysse is the common denomination in Denmark for dolmens that lie in a rectangular or trapezoidal barn, in contrast to the Runddysser, those dolmens that lie in a round hill

literature

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

Web links

• Description (Danish) and basic plan
• Raklev Underdyssen basic plan
• Raklev Vriedysse basic plan

Coordinates: 55 ° 41 ′ 54.2 ″  N , 11 ° 3 ′ 38.5 ″  E