Store and Lille Guldhøj

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Store Guldhøj, view from Lille Guldhøj towards the entrance
Store Guldhøj

The Store and Lille Guldhøj ( German  large and small gold hill ) are two passage graves about 150 m apart at Kettinge , west of the facilities in Frejlev Skov (forest) on the Danish island of Lolland . The prehistoric monuments are plants of the funnel beaker culture (TBK), which existed between 3500 and 2800 BC. BC originated. 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.

Store Guldhøj

Store Guldhøj ( Lage ) is an approximately 2.8 m high and 30 m long mound of earth with curbs, apart from the poorly preserved east side of the mound. The west-east oriented trapezoidal chamber has a length of about 9.75 m and widths in the west of about 2.35 and in the east of 1.8 m. 16 large bearing stones with dimensions of up to 1.5 m and dry masonry between the stones of the chamber have been preserved. Two mighty capstones lie on top. Some bearing stones and an overlying capstone have been preserved from the south-facing, approximately 9.0 m long corridor.

Lille Guldhøj

Lille Guldhøj

The Lille Guldhøj ( Lage ) is an approximately 1.5 m high and 17 m long mound, the curbs of which are only partially present. The west-east oriented trapezoidal to oval chamber has a length of about 3.5 m and widths in the west of about 2.0 and in the east of 1.75 m. A capstone of the 0.8 to 1.0 m high chamber lies on the hill. Ten large bearing stones and dry masonry between the stones of the chamber and the corridor have been preserved. Some bearing stones have been preserved from the approximately 5.0 m long corridor facing south.

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