Langdysser from Soesmarke

The dolmens are longitudinal or parallel

The two north-west-south-east oriented Langdysser from Soesmarke 1 + 2 (also Soesmark) are located on an orchard north-west of Majbølle in Guldborgsund municipality on Lolland in Denmark . They date from the Neolithic Age around 3500 to 2800 BC. And are megalithic systems of the funnel beaker culture (TBK).

Langdysse 1

Langdysse 1 has a barren bed about 24 m long with a mean height of 1.5 m and a width of about 7.0 m (not measurable in the northeast). The 59 curb stones of the protected megalithic complex are 1.0 m (on the long sides) and up to 1.6 m on the narrow sides above the surrounding field surface.

The remains of two chambers can be found in the giant bed. One of them is parallel to the east end about 3.5 m away. Two bearing stones and the rolled cap stone have been preserved from the originally four-sided chamber. The western, possibly trapezoidal chamber is deepened about in the middle of the megalithic bed and is covered by its capstone.

Langdysse 2

Langdysse 2 has an approximately 46 m long barren bed with a height of 1.25 to 2.0 m and a width of about 9.0 m in the west and 12.0 m in the east. The almost 60 kerbstones are almost completely preserved and, with a few exceptions, are in situ .

The parallel chamber of an ancient dolmen is about 16.0 meters from the eastern end. It consists of four supporting stones and has a length of about 1.25 m with a width of 50-75 cm. The rolled capstone is a few meters north on the hill.

Nearby are the Majbølle Mill, Majbølle Church and the Nykrog Langdysser .

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 .

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

Web links

• Description No. 1 dan. and plan
• Description No. 1 engl. and plan
• Description No. 2 dan. and plan
• Description No. 2 engl. and plan

Coordinates: 54 ° 51 ′ 49.4 "  N , 11 ° 42 ′ 23.9"  E