Runddysse Tornehøj
The Runddysse Tornehøj by Bøjden (also called Bøjgden, Hesseløjegaard, or Hesseløjegård) is a dolmen . It is located between Horsehoved and Hesseløjevej streets in an open space in Bøjden , near Horne in Horne Land on Funen in Denmark .
The restored Runddysse is a west-east oriented chamber in the remains of a round hill about 9.0 m in diameter. The outer chamber dimensions of the accessible Urdolmen are around 3.0 × 1.8 m. It consists of six supporting stones of the same height, two on each side and one at each end. Above the west end there is a remains of capstone.
Klokkehøj is located nearby .
See also
literature
- PV Glob : prehistoric monuments of Denmark . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1968.
- 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 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Runddysse, dt. Runddolmen is the common denomination in Denmark for dolmens that are located in a round hill. In contrast, dolmens lying in a rectangular barren bed are called Langdysse (Langdolmen)
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Coordinates: 55 ° 6 ′ 38.9 ″ N , 10 ° 6 ′ 52.4 ″ E