Runddysse from Strårup

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Runddysse Strårup from the east
Runddysse Strårup from the north

The Runddysse von Strårup (also called Straarup) is located in the hamlet of Dalby in the Kolding municipality , near Kolding in the Syddanmark region , in Jutland in Denmark . The dolmen dates from the Neolithic around 3500–2800 BC. And is a megalithic system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK).

The approximately 3.5 m long, 2.5 m wide and 1.0 m high chamber of the Runddysse, without the associated round hill, originally located in arable land, is now southeast of a roundabout between Skamlingvejen and Stenderupvej, southeast of Kolding. The north-east-south-west oriented chamber made up of the capstone and eight bearing stones has two stones in the south-west and north-east, three in the north-west and one in the south-east, where the access is also located.

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  1. Runddysse is the name commonly used in Denmark for dolmens that are located in a round hill. In contrast, dolmens lying in a barren bed are called Langdysse.

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Coordinates: 55 ° 28 ′ 16.1 ″  N , 9 ° 31 ′ 47.4 ″  E