Langdysser from Hvedstrup

The Langdysser from Hvedstrup 1 and 2 (also called Præstegård or Hvædstrup ) are two dolmens and are located west of Hvedstrupvej, north of Hvedstrup , near Gundsølille on the Danish island of Zealand .

They are megalithic systems of the funnel beaker culture (TBK), which existed between 3500 and 2800 BC. Were erected.

The east-west oriented long dysentery 1 is about 2.0 m high and measures about 39.0 × 16.0 m. Of the curbs of the megalithic bed , 12 have been preserved in the south, two each in the west and east and 13 in the north. There's a big break in in the northeast corner. A small illegal excavation has been made on the southwest side. About 20 m from the west end, the capstone is over 0.5 m above a chamber and the hill.

The north-east-south-west oriented Langdysse 2 is about 35 m away. The hill is about 1.0 m high and measures about 11.0 × 8.0 m. The rectangular chamber has five bearing stones, the capstone and two passage stones.

Nearby are the Ågerup Nissedysse, the double- aisle grave of Gundsølille , the stone box of Hvedstrup and the Hvedshøj .

See also

• Nordic megalithic architecture
• Great stone graves in Denmark

literature

• Elisabeth Munksgaard: Denmark: An archaeological Guide. Faber London 1970, p. 50, ISBN 0-571-09196-2 .
• Ingrid Falktoft Anderson: Vejviser til Danmarks oldtid . 1994, ISBN 87-89531-10-8 p. 292

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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

Web links

• Langdysse 1 engl.
• Entry on the list of the Danish Ministry of Culture
• Langdysse 2 engl.
• Entry on the list of the Danish Ministry of Culture

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