Thoradysse from Gundsømagle
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The Dolmen Thoradysse von Gundsømagle , registered on maps as Runddysse, is a Langdysse west of Gundsømagle near Copenhagen in Denmark .
The approximately 17 × 12 m, one meter high megalithic bed is oriented north-south and is partially framed by 20 curbs. At the northern end is the chamber of a polygonal hollow, which is open to the east, with five supporting stones up to 1.8 m high and a capstone. At the southern end there is a second chamber open to the east with 5 smaller supporting stones without cap stones. Shrubs grow at the entrance to the north chamber. The dolmen is located on a gently undulating floodplain.
In Gundsømagle are also the dolmen Langdysse 3 , Hødysse , Hovdysse and Gulddysse .
See also
literature
- Peter V. Glob : prehistoric monuments of Denmark. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1968.
- 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 .
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: 55 ° 44 ′ 22.9 ″ N , 12 ° 8 ′ 13.9 ″ E