Langdysser in Valby Hegn

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Langdysse 3 in Valby Hegn

The Langdysser in Valby Hegn are located in the eponymous forest Valby Hegn , south of Valby and north of Helsinge , east of Valbyvej and west of Logelandsvej in the north of the Danish island of Zealand in Denmark . The megalithic complexes are located in a north-south oriented row east of Tobro Å (river). Five of the six identifiable are dolmens , one is a passage grave . The plants of the funnel beaker culture (TBK) originated between 3500 and 2800 BC. Chr.

Langdysse 1

The north-east-south-west oriented Langdysse 1 is the northernmost. The megalithic bed is 0.5 m high and measures about 8 × 26 m and is framed by 34 preserved curbstones. At the northern end there is a chamber made up of four side stones, with the southern one being lower than the others. There is a large capstone above the chamber. About six meters to the south there is a chamber arranged across the length of the hill and made up of four stones, the western one being lower than the others. There is a large capstone above the chamber. About six meters from the southern end of the hill is a third chamber in the longitudinal direction of the hill. It consists of four stones on which a large split capstone lies.

Langdysse 2

The north-east-south-west oriented Langdysse 2 is about 30 m away. The megalithic bed is 1.0 m high and measures approximately 9 × 45 m and is framed by 49 preserved edge stones. About 12 m from the southern end there is a chamber perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. It consists of four side stones, of which the one in the east is lower than the others. There is a large capstone above the chamber. Only one stone on the north side of the corridor has been preserved, sloping to the east. About four meters to the north there is another chamber, which is very similar in structure and orientation. Of the corridor that extends to the east, only one stone on the south side has been preserved. There is a large capstone above the chamber. About five meters north of it was possibly another, but completely disappeared, chamber. About six meters from the north end of the hill is a small chamber made of four stones that are aligned along the length of the hill. There is a large capstone above the chamber. The facility has been restored.

  • Valby Hegn

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  • Langdysse 2

  • Langdysse 3

  • Langdysse 5

  • Langdysse 5

  • Langdysse 5

  • Langdysse 5

  • Langdysse 5

  • Langdysse 6

  • Langdysse 6

  • Langdysse 6

  • Langdysse 6

Langdysse 3

The north-south oriented Langdysse 3 is about 160 m away. The megalithic bed is 1.0 m high and measures about 8 × 16 m and is framed by 23 preserved curbstones. In the middle of the barren bed there are four stones on a line. Immediately to the south of this are the remains of a chamber oriented transversely to the longitudinal direction. The north and south sides and the slightly lower east side, each made of one stone, have been preserved. The capstone rests on the two long sides. About two meters south of this chamber is a completely similar chamber, the corresponding stones of which have been preserved. The facility has been restored.

Langdysse 4

The east-west oriented Langdysse 4 is about 140 m away. The megalithic bed is 0.5 m high and measures approximately 9 × 18 m and is framed by 20 preserved curbstones. Near the eastern end there is a transverse chamber, consisting of two stones in the west, two in the east, one in the north and none in the south. A large capstone rests on the stones, on the top of which there are several bowls . About a meter from the west wall of the chamber, three larger stones lie in a line. A few meters to the west of it are the remains of an east-west oriented chamber 1.2 m long, 0.7 m wide and 0.5 m deep. The chamber was originally made of four stones and consists of three preserved ones (the west side is missing). The facility has been restored.

Langdysse 5

The north-south oriented Langdysse 5 is about 244 m away. The megalithic bed is 1.0 m high, measures approximately 10 × 16 m and is framed by 22 preserved curbstones. In the middle of the megalithic bed, near the eastern long side, is the oval, north-south oriented chamber of a passage grave made of seven bearing stones. On the east side of the chamber is a short corridor, of which two stones (one on each side) have been preserved. In addition, the south-eastern transverse chamber stone also functions as a gangway stone. There are two large capstones above the chamber, the northern one of which has bowls. The facility has been restored.

Langdysse 6

The east-west oriented Langdysse 6 is about 220 m away and is the southernmost of the series. The megalithic bed is 1.0 m high, measures approximately 13 × 30 m and is framed by 30 preserved curbstones. About 13 m from the west end there is a chamber covered by a large capstone. About six meters to the east there is a chamber with an east-west orientation without a capstone, which consists of four stones. About five meters east of it and slightly to the south are the remains of an east-west oriented chamber, of which only three side stones have been preserved. The facility has been restored.

Langdysse 7

Between Langdysse 4 and 5 lies Langdysse 7, about 15 m long and six meters wide, of which only one stone has survived.

See also

literature

  • Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politikens bog om Danmarks oldtid (= Politikens håndbøger ). Politiken, Copenhagen 2002, ISBN 87-567-6458-8 pp. 168, 169, 176
  • Ingrid Falktoft Anderson: Vejviser til Danmarks oldtid. 2nd Edition. Gads Forlag, Århus 1994, ISBN 87-89531-10-8 pp. 265, 275

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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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