Glavendrup

Trip No.100  Entry No.108  Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Carving Country: Denmark (Fyn, Langeland and Islands)
Visited: Yes on 25th Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5

Log Text: Easy to find, signposted from Søndersø on the 311: Odense - Bogense. Lots of parking space.

In July 2015 there were some new explanation boards on the site:

The site at Glavendruplunden contains monuments from the Bronze age, Viking age and 1900s.

Two barrows, Flinthøj and Rævehøj, were constructed in the Early Bronze age, more than 3000 years ago. The most famous monuments at Glavendruplunden, however, are the stone ship and the great runic stone from the Viking age.

Today, all the heritage assets on the site have been designated as scheduled monuments, but just 200 years ago they were on the point of being lost to quarrying. Not until 1892, the entire site was scheduled, to preserve it for future generations.

By the 1900s, interest in prehistoric monuments was flourishing, and local residents formed the "Friend of the Glavendrup Stone" society, which planted the greenery around the ancient monuments. The society raised monuments for the Danish constitution in 1915, for the reunification with Southern Jutland in 1920 and the liberation from Germany in 1945.

The two barrows date from the Bronze age (1700-500 BC) and were used for burials for several centuries. Rævehøj was excavated in 1958 by Fyns Stiftmuseum. The excavations revealed that the barrow was originally 14 m in diameter and edged with kerbstones. The barrow held four burial chambers. In one of the burial chambers, a bronze wrist hanger was found together with charred bones. The other graves were from the late Bronze age. After the excavation, the southern end of the barrow was reconstructed.

In the case of Flinthøj, only a small part has been excavated. This revealed traces beneath the barrow of ploughing using an ard. This tells us that the land was under cultivation before the barrow was built. Like the stone ship, the barrows were disturbed by quarrying in the 1700-1800s.

The most famous site at Glavendruplunden is the stone ship form the early 900s, and the large Viking Age monolith, which bears Denmark's longest inscription on a rune stone. On discovering these great stones, locals quarrying for gravel nearly demolished them for use in buildings, stone walls and bridges.

All four monuments are positioned on one line. Its direction is somewhere between E-W and ENE-WSW.

Pæregård Skov Runddysse

Trip No.100  Entry No.107  Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen Country: Denmark (Fyn, Langeland and Islands)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 5

Log Text: From road 305 to the north of Langeland turn left about 2km north of Tullebølle in Frellesvig. Turn first left again, then turn first right and drive into the wood. Monument is on the right (north) side of the road, just after a bend. There is no place to park, but the road is very quiet.

Agree with maddy, worth a look while you are near.

Snave Skov Ringelshøj Langdysse

Trip No.100  Entry No.106  Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Long Barrow Country: Denmark (Fyn, Langeland and Islands)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4

Log Text: From road 305 to the north of Langeland turn left about 2km north of Tullebølle in Frellesvig. Turn first left again and drive into the wood. Monument is on the left (south) side of the road marked by a heritage sign. There is no place to park, but the road is very quiet.

In July 2015 this site was a bit overgrown and did not impress.

Pæregård Kong Renes Høj

Trip No.100  Entry No.103  Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Passage Grave Country: Denmark (Fyn, Langeland and Islands)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5

Log Text: From Tranekær Slot go south along road 305. After leaving the village take second road to the right at Rødby (after about 500 meters). Turn left at junction in the woods. Upon leaving the wood the site is on the right side of the road. There is a heritage sign. No official parking place, but ample room for parking.

Nice place to visit, although the site is a bit ruinous.

Tvedeskov Jættestue

Trip No.100  Entry No.102  Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Passage Grave Country: Denmark (Fyn, Langeland and Islands)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4

Log Text: From Tranekær take road to Stengade. After 1 km turn left (follow cycling route 81) into the wood. After a sharp bend to the left the site is signposted on the right (east). No parking place, but it is a very quiet road. After a short walk you will see the monument.

It is still impressive, even with both mound and capstones missing. Intrigueing construction, lovely restored. It was excavated in 1978. In front of the entrance there was a large heap of potsherds, remains of offerings of earthenware vessels with food, which the surviving relatives put there.

Tranekær Galakse

Trip No.100  Entry No.100  Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc Country: Denmark (Fyn, Langeland and Islands)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5

Log Text: None

Karskov Langdysse

Trip No.100  Entry No.99  Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Long Barrow Country: Denmark (Fyn, Langeland and Islands)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4

Log Text: On road 305 travel 7 km north of Tranekær. Turn right (very sharp bend) in Tressebølle and then left. At the edge of the wood there is a heritage sign. It's a short walk from here. No parking place, but it is a quiet road.

In July 2015 the site was somewhat overgrown, but still enjoyable. There are a plenty of stones to be seen.

Bjerreby Jættestue

Trip No.100  Entry No.98  Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Passage Grave Country: Denmark (Fyn, Langeland and Islands)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4

Log Text: From Rudkøbing follow road 9 to Spodsbjerg, turn left for road 305 to Lohals. Pass through Simmerbølle, the site is signposted after about 1 km on the left side. Good parking place.

Nice site with an impressive capstone.

Hulbjerg Jættestue

Trip No.100  Entry No.96  Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Passage Grave Country: Denmark (Fyn, Langeland and Islands)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5

Log Text: Superb site, one of the best in Langeland. The approach as described by Drew Parsons is lovely as the entrance can be seen from afar.

Inside there are some lintels at the left side, probably to support the structure. I guess they are modern?

Herslev Kumlehøj Dysser

Trip No.100  Entry No.95  Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Long Barrow Country: Denmark (Fyn, Langeland and Islands)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3

Log Text: On the 305 road Rudkøbing - Lindelse after about 6 km at your left. if you see the road to Herslev you have just overshot by 500 meters. As the Danish generally are very friendly you can no doubt park at the garden center nearby. In July 2015 there was no obvious path to the dolmens.

Herslev Annemosehøj Jættestue

Trip No.100  Entry No.94  Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Passage Grave Country: Denmark (Fyn, Langeland and Islands)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 2 Access 4

Log Text: On road 305 from Rudkøbing to Lindelse about 500 meters after the road to Herslev, on the right side. No parking place and it is rightout dangerous to park here. There is a parking place just after the Herslev road on the right side.

It is marked by a small post (so it was repaired after DrewParsons visit), you have to cross the field to get to the monument itself.

In July 2015 this site was overgrown. It was possible to enter the chamber, but at the cost of a t-shirt ripped in pieces by resisting vegetation. The site was not really worth a t-shirt...

Herslev Dyssekammer

Trip No.100  Entry No.93  Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen Country: Denmark (Fyn, Langeland and Islands)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4

Log Text: This site was accessible in July 2015, even when crops were growing. There is a heritage sign. No parking place at hand, but indeed 100 meters south on the 305 road there is one.

Not a spectacular site, but somehow I liked its simplicity and its location.

Hesselbjerg Langdysse

Trip No.100  Entry No.92  Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Long Barrow Country: Denmark (Fyn, Langeland and Islands)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 2 Access 5

Log Text: This site was a great disappointment in July 2015. It was fully overgrown and badly maintained. The view over Nørreballe Nor is terrific, the site itself needs a make-over.

Renehuse Langdysse

Trip No.100  Entry No.91  Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Long Barrow Country: Denmark (Fyn, Langeland and Islands)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4

Log Text: In July 2015 this site was overgrown and it was hard to see its structure.

Kong Humbles Grav

Trip No.100  Entry No.90  Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Long Barrow Country: Denmark (Fyn, Langeland and Islands)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4

Log Text: This site could be easily reached in July 2015. On road 305 from Lindelse to Humble there is a large signposted parking place now in the village of Kædeby. From there it is a short walk of around 200 meters to the place. You get a lovely overview before actually arriving.

The path mentioned by DrewParsons does not exist anymore (and is not necessary now).

This is really a great site, one of the best on Langeland. Well preserved and with lovely views over the landscape. You can see very clearly the relationship with church mound of Humble.

Konabbe Skov Skibssætning

Trip No.100  Entry No.88  Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Standing Stones Country: Denmark (Fyn, Langeland and Islands)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 1 Access 2

Log Text: This site was a disappointment in July 2015. I was overgrown and as the stones are very low, you really could not see anything. If the information panel had not been there, I might have overlooked it.

Lindeskov Hestehave Stenkiste

Trip No.100  Entry No.87  Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Cist Country: Denmark (Fyn, Langeland and Islands)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4

Log Text: To be honest, more impressed by the tree closeby than by the monument itself. But not a bad place.

The dolmen was excavated by archaeologists. It contained grave goods from a burial of the early Neolithic period, approximately 3500 BC. In the mound above the chamber there were cremation graves from the latest bronze age.

Lindeskov Hestehave Runddysse

Trip No.100  Entry No.86  Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen Country: Denmark (Fyn, Langeland and Islands)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4

Log Text: A bit overgrown, but the grass was in the process of being cut, so should have come a few hours later.

Lindeskov Hestehave Langdysse 2

Trip No.100  Entry No.85  Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Long Barrow Country: Denmark (Fyn, Langeland and Islands)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4

Log Text: A bit overgrown, but the grass was being cut and the time of visit.

Lindeskov Hestehave Langdysse 1

Trip No.100  Entry No.84  Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Long Barrow Country: Denmark (Fyn, Langeland and Islands)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4

Log Text: From the Lindeskov Langdysse follow signs to the Hestehave Forest. Easy to find.