Runddysse from Tågerup Mølle

Ground plan of a round dysentery seen from above, here with a strongly eccentric chamber

Floor plan of a polygonal diaphragm - scheme from above

The Runddysse of Tågerup Mølle (also called Togerup Mølle) is located south of Tågerupvej in Ramløse on the island of Zealand in Denmark . The complex was built between 3500 and 2800 BC. BC as a large stone grave of the funnel cup culture (TBK).

The Runddysse of Tågerup Mølle is a polygonal pole from which three bearing stones, a non-bearing stone and the huge, roughly rectangular cap stone have been preserved, while two side stones are missing. The dolmen lies slightly off-center in a residual hill about 1.0 m high and about 9.5 m in diameter. The chamber measures about 1.8 × 1.4 m inside and is 0.9 m high. The hill and dolmen is in an enclosed garden on Tågerupvej, near the stables.

See also

• Nordic megalithic architecture
• Great stone graves in Denmark

literature

• Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politikens bog om Danmarks oldtid (= Politikens håndbøger. ). Politiken, Copenhagen 2002, ISBN 87-567-6458-8

Web links

• Description Engl. Sketches and pictures
• Description Danish

Individual evidence

1. ↑ (Runddysse) is the common name in Denmark for dolmens that are located in a round hill. Dolmen lying in a rectangular barren bed are called Langdysse

Coordinates: 56 ° 2 ′ 10.1 ″  N , 12 ° 8 ′ 57.2 ″  E