Torhøj

The floor plan of Torhøj is similar to that of Tustrup

The Torhøj (also Knuthenlund or Thorhøj - after the Norse god) in the Knuth Lunds Mark, northwest of Stokkemarke on the Danish island of Lolland , is an oval round hill with a centrally located small passage grave ( Danish Jættestue ) with rare secondary chambers . Only 30 such structures (out of 500 preserved) can be found around the Limfjord and in Djursland , 3 on Zealand ( Hørhøj and passage grave in Kornerup Mark ) and 2 on Lolland. The Torhøj dates from the Neolithic and is a system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK - 3500–2800 BC). The passage grave is a type of Neolithic megalithic system consisting 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

The approximately 1.5 m high oval mound has a diameter of 14-20 m. Some curbs have been preserved. The northeast-southwest-oriented chamber is oval. It is 3.2 m long and 1.9 m wide. 10 bearing stones and two cap stones have been preserved. In the middle of the north-western long side there is an approximately 2.6 m long and 1.9 m wide side chamber ( Danish: bicammer ). The corridor consists of five preserved bearing stones and two cap stones.

See also

• Nordic megalithic architecture
• Great stone graves in Denmark

literature

• Klaus Ebbesen: Danmarks megalitgrave. Volume 2: Catalog. Attika, Copenhagen 2008, ISBN 978-87-7528-731-4 .

Web links

• Brief description engl.
• Description Danish

Coordinates: 54 ° 51 ′ 10.6 "  N , 11 ° 20 ′ 53.9"  E