Røsnæs
The peninsula Røsnæs (also Refsnæs) is located in the Great Belt near Kalundborg and is the westernmost point of the island of Zealand in Denmark . Together with the Asnaes peninsula, they form the Kalundborg Fjord. Its history goes back 20,000 years - when the two peninsulas were formed by the force of a glacier. The Røsnæs peninsula begins on the ridge north of Kalundborg, near Raklev.
The highest point on the peninsula is 55 m above sea level. The very tip of the headland is a 200 hectare nature reserve. The lighthouse on Røsnæs was built in the years 1844–1846. The village of Ulstrup is not far from the lighthouse. A Dutch windmill from 1894, which was in use until the 1950s, is open to the public.
The megalithic systems
Three megalithic systems are grouped around Raklev ( Langdysse von Raklev ). In the east there is a round dyke with four bearing stones and a capstone. Near the center there is a long dysentery with three chambers. One of the capstones has several bowls . To the west of the village is a dolmen chamber in a private garden that belongs to a disturbed Langdysser. On the way to Nyrup there are several megalithic monuments (including Kong Haralds Dysse ): a largely destroyed Langdysser without a chamber, a passage grave without capstones (in a private garden), and nearby a dolmen with five bearing stones and one capstone. About 200 m to the west is a double passage grave without cap stones. The facilities were excavated in the 1870s and the finds are in the Danish National Museum in Copenhagen .
literature
- Elisabeth Munksgaard: Denmark: An archaeological Guide . Faber London 1970, p. 50. ISBN 0-571-09196-2
Individual evidence
- ↑ Langdysse is the common name in Denmark for a dolmen in a long bed, in contrast to this, Runddysse are those structures that are located in a round hill.
- ↑ The name Nyrup comes in Denmark in connection with large stone graves z. B. The large stone grave of Nyrup near Helsingør is more common.
Coordinates: 55 ° 44 ′ 17.9 ″ N , 10 ° 57 ′ 33.8 ″ E