Rows of stones at Refsnæs
The rows of stones at Refsnæs ( Danish Stenrækkerne ved Refsnæs ) are exactly north of Herregården by Refsnæs in the eastern Himmerland in Denmark . A little further north is Gudumlund, a name rich in associations (see Gudme ).
They consist of two parallel north-west-south-east oriented 89.5 m long rows of stones , with 49 stones in each row, and one slightly higher stone on each of the two narrow sides. Few stones were in situ . There is no evidence that could date the facility. The row of stones in nearby Buderupholm Rold Skov and Refsnæs have something in common. Both stand in swampy terrain, a former lake that later silted up. This at least suggests that they come from the time of the turn of the ages ( Iron Age ).
The Aalborg Museum and the National Museum excavated two monuments between 1955 and 1960. Next to the rows of stones is a stone circle about eight meters in diameter, in which there were two piles of stones and some shards, but they were so atypical that no dating was possible here either.
See also
literature
- Ingrid Falktoft Andersen: Vejviser til Danmarks Oldtid. Wormianum, Højbjerg 1994, ISBN 87-89531-10-8 (Danish).
- Jürgen E. Walkowitz: The megalithic syndrome. European cult sites of the Stone Age (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 36). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2003, ISBN 3-930036-70-3 .
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Coordinates: 56 ° 55 '33.9 " N , 10 ° 5' 29.1" E