Row of stones at Myrhøj
The row of stones at Myrhøj ( Danish Stenrækken ved Myrhøj ) is located on Løgstørvej near Aars in the west of Himmerland , near Ertebølle not far from the Limfjord , in Denmark .
The 70 m long row of stones from the Bronze Age (1800 BC to 500 BC) begins at the edge of the hill and is now the only old monument on Myrhøj and the longest of the few remaining stone rows in the north. Only 9 of the 29 stones were in situ , the rest were erected again.
The area is known for the first Danish evidence of the bell beaker culture from the Stone Age (2500–2000 BC) in the form of a settlement with remains of houses. Among the finds was a bracer from shale .
As early as 1952, a burial mound from the Bronze Age and a stone grave from the Iron Age were found and preserved southeast of Myrhøj , while the stone circle around the burial mound started out with a stone with 54 bowls. The same applies to a stone with five bowls and two small stones from the row.
See also
literature
- Ingrid Falktoft Andersen: Vejviser til Danmarks Oldtid. Wormianum, Højbjerg 1994, ISBN 87-89531-10-8 pp. 179, 181
- Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politics bog om Danmarks oldtid . Copenhagen 2002 ISBN 87-567-6458-8 , p. 88
Web links
- Myrhøj (Danish)
- Description Danish and pictures
Coordinates: 56 ° 48 ′ 7.3 " N , 9 ° 12 ′ 13.3" E