Olshøj
The Olshøj (also called "Onshøj of Kærby") a passage grave at Kærbyvej 50 on a farm in Rörby, on the Danish island of Zealand .
description
The passage grave was built as a double system ( Danish Dobbelt- or Tvillingejættestue) in that two chambers, which are located in the same hill, have one or two common bearing stones and two separate entrances on their adjacent narrow sides. The large stone grave dates from the Neolithic around 3500–2800 BC. And is a megalithic system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK). The passage grave is a form of Neolithic megalithic systems, which consists of a chamber and a structurally separated, lateral passage. This form is primarily found in Denmark, Germany and Scandinavia, as well as occasionally in France and the Netherlands.
The west-east oriented Olshøj lies in a round hill about 20 m in diameter and 1.5 m high. The larger western chamber is oval and 6.4 m long and 2.6 m wide. It has 15 bearing stones and four cap stones. The 3.6 m long corridor has three pairs of bearing stones and three cap stones. The eastern chamber is oval and 5.2 m long and 2.9 m wide. It has 12 bearing stones and three cap stones. The 3.6 m long corridor has two pairs of bearing stones and three cap stones. The chambers are level with the overhangs so that one can stand upright. Dry masonry has been preserved between the stones . The curbs of the hill have been replaced by medium-sized stones. The facility was restored in 2012.
See also
literature
- Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politics bog om Danmarks oldtid . Copenhagen 2002 ISBN 87-567-6458-8 , p. 202.
- Jürgen E. Walkowitz: The megalithic syndrome. European cult sites of the Stone Age (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 36). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2003, ISBN 3-930036-70-3 .
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Coordinates: 55 ° 39 ′ 17.6 " N , 11 ° 10 ′ 58" E