Runddysse from Herrestrup
The Runddysse von Herrestrup (also called Dilhøj) is located east of Grevinge near Holbæk on the Danish island of Zealand . Weathered petroglyphs ( wheel crosses and ships) can be found on the capstone of the hexagonal chamber of the polygonal dolmen . The dolmen was built between 3500 and 2800 BC. BC as a large stone grave of the funnel cup culture (TBK).
The Runddysse is surrounded by a modern dry stone wall in a low round hill, the "Dilhøj". The north-west-south-east oriented dolmen is 2.06 m long, almost 2.0 m wide and 2.0 m high. It consists of five large, flat, inwardly inclined supporting stones and the threshold stone, which is only 0.5 m high . The spaces between the supporting stones are filled with intermediate masonry. The 2.8 m long, 2.2 m wide and 1.2 m thick capstone rests above the five stones. The chamber has a 0.6 m wide entrance and a 2.7 m long, 0.7 to 0.85 m wide corridor with two supporting stones on each side. The two inner ones are the largest. The hallway ceiling is missing.
See also
literature
- Ingrid Falktoft Anderson: Vejviser til Danmarks oldtid . 1994, ISBN 87-89531-10-8 p. 291
Individual evidence
- ↑ Runddysse is the common denomination in Denmark for dolmens that are located in a round hill. In contrast, Langdysser are those dolmen that are located in a rectangular or trapezoidal barn bed
Web links
- Description and pictures (English)
- Description and pictures (Danish)