Langdysser in Priorskov
The Langdysser in Priorskov (also called Prierskov) are about 230 m apart in the forest near Toreby south of Nagelsti on the Danish island of Lolland . The two megalithic systems were built between 3500 and 2800 BC. BC as a Neolithic dolmen of the funnel cup culture (TBK).
Langdysse 1
The approximately 23 m long and 7.0 to 7.25 m wide long dyssey with two chambers lies in a barren bed that is slightly trapezoidal or rectangular. The plan is rectangular, but the curbs are stepped in height, as is usual for the trapezoidal structure. The western end is not entirely clear.
The two north-south oriented transverse rectangular chambers are made of large, heavy bearing stones, with the flat sides facing inwards, and have large cap stones.
Chamber 1 is about 7 m from the east end. Their internal dimensions are 1.5 × 1.0 m. The access is in the north. Chamber 2 is smaller and is about 15.5 m from the east end. In contrast to the previous one, this time the access is in the south. Their internal dimensions are 1.25 × 0.75 m.
Langdysse 2
The roughly west-east oriented dolmen lies as a parallel lying in a 16 m long, slightly trapezoidal barn bed, of which only parts of the border, consisting of 18 stones, are preserved in situ . On the longitudinal axis of the hill lie the remains of an abandoned chamber. There are three more stones on the hill. What has been preserved is a long ancient dolmen with side bearing stones sloping strongly inward and a capstone protruding on all sides.
See also
literature
- Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politics bog om Danmarks oldtid. (= Politikens håndbøger. ) Politiken, Copenhagen 2002, ISBN 87-567-6458-8 , p. 212.
- Svend Hansen: Jættestuer i Danmark. Construction and restoration. Miljøministeriet - Skov- og Naturstyrelsen, Copenhagen 1993.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Langdysse is the name commonly used in Denmark for dolmens that lie in a barren bed . In contrast, dolmens in a round hill are called round dysse
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Coordinates: 54 ° 44 ′ 3.2 ″ N , 11 ° 50 ′ 20.9 ″ E