Stenshøj
The Stenshøj in Suldrup in the Rebild municipality in the Danish Himmerland dates from the Neolithic and is a megalithic complex of the Funnel Beaker Culture (TBK). The passage grave is a form of Neolithic megalithic systems, which consists of a chamber and a structurally separated, lateral passage. This form is primarily found in Denmark, Germany and Scandinavia, as well as occasionally in France and the Netherlands.
description
In the southern part of the round hill, about 18.0 m in diameter and 3.5 m high, there is a passage grave with one of the rare side chambers ( Danish bicammer ). Only 30 such structures (out of 500 preserved passage graves) can be found around the Limfjord and in Djursland , three on Zealand (e.g. Hørhøj and Kornerup Mark ) and two on Lolland ( Bag-Hyldehøj and Torhøj ).
17 bearing stones of the chamber and the adjoining chamber have been preserved in the mound. The oval or double trapezoidal northeast-southwest-oriented chamber is about 7.2 m long, 2.6 m wide and 1.8 m high. It consists of 14 supporting stones (one stone for the two ends and six stones on each long side). Dry masonry is only between the side stones. The chamber is covered by five capstones, the middle one being particularly large. The central corridor is 4.2 m long and 0.7 m wide. Only two of the once four bearing stones have been preserved. Some curbs of the round hill have also been preserved. In the middle of the west side, opposite the corridor, is the narrow opening for the 1.9 m long, 0.4 m wide and 1.4 m high side chamber, consisting of three supporting stones and a capstone.
See also
literature
- Klaus Ebbesen: Danmarks megalitgrave. Volume 2: Catalog. Attika, Copenhagen 2008, ISBN 978-87-7528-731-4 .
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Coordinates: 56 ° 50 ′ 54.9 ″ N , 9 ° 41 ′ 55.7 ″ E