Runddysse von Lunden

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The Runddysse von Lunden (also called Fakkemose) is located northeast of the Keldsnor Fyr lighthouse , southeast of Bagenkop in the extreme south of the island of Langeland in Denmark . The dolmen was built around 3300 to 2800 BC. Built during the Neolithic Age and belongs to the megalithic systems of the Funnel Beaker Culture (TBK).

It has an east-west oriented box-shaped chamber from the inside about 1.4 × 0.5 m. The two long sides in the north and south are each formed by two 0.5 m high stones. There is a threshold stone in the east. The oversized capstone is approximately in situ . It is diamond-shaped and measures 2.0 × 1.0 × 0.8 m. The chamber appears to be in a low mound 6.0 to 8.0 m in diameter. Nearby is the passage grave of Hulbjerg .

See also

literature

  • Jens Bech: Monuments on Langeland. (= Tryk from Langelands Museum. Vol. 4, ZDB -ID 2370563-2 ). 2nd edition. Langelands Centraltrykkeri, Rudkøbing 1981.

Individual evidence

  1. Runddysse is the common denomination in Denmark for dolmens that lie in a round hill, in contrast to that, Langdysser are those dolmen that lie in a rectangular or trapezoidal barn bed

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