Stenstuen (Gærum)
The Langdysse Stenstuen ( German "Steinstube" ) is a dolmen on Kragkærvej, southwest of Frederikshavn and 420 meters north of Gærum Church on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy in North Jutland in Denmark . The approximately 68 meter long barren bed is still surrounded by 57 curbs and has the chamber of an enlarged dolmen at the eastern end . The dolmen dates from the Neolithic around 3500–2800 BC. And is a megalithic system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK).
A well-preserved stone box from the early Stone Age is on the Ledet farm at Faurholtvej 79. There are hundreds of hills from the Bronze Age here. On the 121 meter high "Kigud" there is a large hill. At Donbækgårdene there are hundreds of burial mounds from the Bronze Age .
See also
literature
- Peter V. Glob : prehistoric monuments of Denmark. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1968.
- Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politikens bog om Danmarks oldtid (= Politikens håndbøger. ). Politiken, Copenhagen 2002, ISBN 87-567-6458-8 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Langdysse is the name commonly used in Denmark for dolmens that lie in a rectangular or trapezoidal barn, in contrast to round dolmens or round dysers are those dolmens that lie in a round hill
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Coordinates: 57 ° 23 '58.4 " N , 10 ° 25' 25.6" E