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Øm Jættestue 1
Trip No.100 Entry No.37 Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Denmark (Hovedstaden)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Øm Jættestue 1 submitted by Armand on 18th Jan 2011. Site in København Denmark
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Log Text: Øm sweet Øm (free after Kraftwerk). Very well preserved passage grave. From road 14 Roskilde to Ringsted turn right in the direction of Øm. The monument is signposted from there. It has a large parking place. At the parking place you will find a leftover from an archeological experiment that investigated how the the capstones could have been placed. On the left side there is a footpath that brings you to the passage grave.
From the info panel:
One autumn day in 1932, the sons from Øm Abbey Farm were sent into the field to dig potatoes. In their lunch break, they sat themselves down to enjoy their packed lunch on the raised mound by the field overlooking Ledreborg's forest. Quite by chance they discovered a hole in the top of the mound. They dropped a stone into the hole and there was a hollow CLONG - there was a tomb in the mound! On their next day off they looked for the entrance of the tomb and they entered the tomb chamber by removing the inner capstone over the chamber passage. Their efforts did not bring them any great riches however. They "only" found flint tools, a clay vessel as well as bone and amber beads, which lay among piles of bones from generations of people buried in the Neolithic period.
In the Neolithic period the 6.8 meter long, narrow chamber in Øm passage grave was completely covered over. From the outside only a small access opening a the foot of the mound was visisble.
The finds of bronze objects in the chamber and in urns buried on the outer side of the mound show that Øm passage grave was reused as a burial place right up to the Bronze Age around 700 BC - i.e. around 2400 years after the grave was constructed by Neolithic farmers.
Æbelnæs Jættestue
Trip No.100 Entry No.23 Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Denmark (Møn + Lolland-Falster)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 10th Jul 2015. My rating: Ambience 2
Æbelnæs Jættestue submitted by DrewParsons on 21st Dec 2009. Approaching the mound across the field from the road
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Log Text: From road 287 Bogø island to Stege go right into the Sparresmindevej after the village of Damholte. You will find the site on your left (north) from the road. No parking place available, but it is a quiet road. In summer 2015 there was no obvious way to the grave. It is locally known as Sparresmindestue.
Valby Hegn Langdysse 7
Trip No.100 Entry No.49 Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: Denmark (Hovedstaden)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 1 Access 3
Valby Hegn Langdysse 7 submitted by praeceptor on 17th Mar 2011. Site in Frederiksborg Denmark
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Log Text: Welcome to megalithic wonderland! Make a nice tour through the woods and visit 7 long barrows!
From Helsinge take road 223 to Valby. Turn right in the direction of Helsinge camping. Just after the camping there is large parking place on your left. We have cycled from there to the monuments, but a walk is certainly feasible, it's about 2,5 km (one way...). Pick up a leaflet at the parking place (in our case they were out of stock though).
Continue from Langdysse 6 on the right fork of the road. Turn left at split and then it is on your left side just before the road splits again. You won't miss anything if you miss it though...
Valby Hegn Langdysse 6
Trip No.100 Entry No.48 Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: Denmark (Hovedstaden)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Valby Hegn Langdysse 6 submitted by praeceptor on 17th Mar 2011. Site in Frederiksborg Denmark
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Log Text: Welcome to megalithic wonderland! Make a nice tour through the woods and visit 7 long barrows!
From Helsinge take road 223 to Valby. Turn right in the direction of Helsinge camping. Just after the camping there is large parking place on your left. We have cycled from there to the monuments, but a walk is certainly feasible, it's about 2,5 km (one way...). Pick up a leaflet at the parking place (in our case they were out of stock though).
From the parking place turn left onto the forest road. Walk for over a kilometer until the road forks. The monument is now on your right.
Valby Hegn Langdysse 5
Trip No.100 Entry No.50 Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: Denmark (Hovedstaden)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Valby Hegn Langdysse 5 submitted by praeceptor on 17th Mar 2011. Site in Frederiksborg Denmark
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Log Text: Welcome to megalithic wonderland! Make a nice tour through the woods and visit 7 long barrows!
From Helsinge take road 223 to Valby. Turn right in the direction of Helsinge camping. Just after the camping there is large parking place on your left. We have cycled from there to the monuments, but a walk is certainly feasible, it's about 2,5 km (one way...). Pick up a leaflet at the parking place (in our case they were out of stock though).
Continue from Langdysse 6 on the right fork of the road. It is on your left side after about 200 m.
Valby Hegn Langdysse 4
Trip No.100 Entry No.51 Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: Denmark (Hovedstaden)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Valby Hegn Langdysse 4 submitted by praeceptor on 17th Mar 2011. Site in Frederiksborg Denmark
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Log Text: Welcome to megalithic wonderland! Make a nice tour through the woods and visit 7 long barrows!
From Helsinge take road 223 to Valby. Turn right in the direction of Helsinge camping. Just after the camping there is large parking place on your left. We have cycled from there to the monuments, but a walk is certainly feasible, it's about 2,5 km (one way...). Pick up a leaflet at the parking place (in our case they were out of stock though).
Either continue from Langdysse 6 on the left fork or follow the right fork past Longdysses 5 and 7 and turn left at split in the road. The first one is faster, the second one takes you along other long barrows.
Valby Hegn Langdysse 3
Trip No.100 Entry No.52 Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: Denmark (Hovedstaden)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Valby Hegn Langdysse 3 submitted by praeceptor on 17th Mar 2011. Site in Frederiksborg Denmark
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Log Text: Welcome to megalithic wonderland! Make a nice tour through the woods and visit 7 long barrows!
From Helsinge take road 223 to Valby. Turn right in the direction of Helsinge camping. Just after the camping there is large parking place on your left. We have cycled from there to the monuments, but a walk is certainly feasible, it's about 2,5 km (one way...). Pick up a leaflet at the parking place (in our case they were out of stock though).
From Langdysse 4 continue along the forest road. After a few 100 meters the monument is on your left side.
Valby Hegn Langdysse 2
Trip No.100 Entry No.53 Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: Denmark (Hovedstaden)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Valby Hegn Langdysse 2 submitted by praeceptor on 17th Mar 2011. Site in Frederiksborg Denmark
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Log Text: Welcome to megalithic wonderland! Make a nice tour through the woods and visit 7 long barrows!
From Helsinge take road 223 to Valby. Turn right in the direction of Helsinge camping. Just after the camping there is large parking place on your left. We have cycled from there to the monuments, but a walk is certainly feasible, it's about 2,5 km (one way...). Pick up a leaflet at the parking place (in our case they were out of stock though).
From Langdysse 3 continue along the forest road. After a few 100 meters there is a path to the left, which will bring you to Langdysse 1 and this one.
Valby Hegn Langdysse 1
Trip No.100 Entry No.54 Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: Denmark (Hovedstaden)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Valby Hegn Langdysse 1 submitted by praeceptor on 17th Mar 2011. Site in Frederiksborg Denmark
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Log Text: Welcome to megalithic wonderland! Make a nice tour through the woods and visit 7 long barrows!
From Helsinge take road 223 to Valby. Turn right in the direction of Helsinge camping. Just after the camping there is large parking place on your left. We have cycled from there to the monuments, but a walk is certainly feasible, it's about 2,5 km (one way...). Pick up a leaflet at the parking place (in our case they were out of stock though).
This is the last monument you will encounter, Langdysse 2 is close by.
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
Tvedeskov Jættestue submitted by maddy on 27th Aug 2008. Site in Denmark
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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.
Truelstrup Runddysse 2
Trip No.100 Entry No.42 Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Denmark (Hovedstaden)
Visited: Couldn't find on 13th Jul 2015
Truelstrup Runddysse 2 submitted by praeceptor on 21st May 2011.
Site in København Denmark
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Log Text: Unable to find it in the woods, probably as overgrown as Truelstrup Runddysse 1.
Truelstrup Runddysse 1
Trip No.100 Entry No.43 Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Denmark (Hovedstaden)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 1 Access 5
Truelstrup Runddysse 1 submitted by praeceptor on 21st May 2011. Site in København Denmark
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Log Text: When I visited in July 2015 this site was disappointing. It was completely overgrown. It is easy to find though. From Viby / Birkede take road to Hegnede. Upon entering the wood (Klosterskov) immediately turn right on unpaved road and park. The monument is on your right now. In my case only the capstone could be seen from the road.
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
Tranekær Galakse submitted by combuijs on 8th Aug 2015. Overview of the monument
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Log Text: None
Søster-Svenstrup Videdysse
Trip No.100 Entry No.41 Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: Denmark (Hovedstaden)
Visited: Couldn't find on 13th Jul 2015
Søster-Svenstrup Videdysse submitted by praeceptor on 21st May 2011. Site in København Denmark
We now have reached the time of the year where the green is so hefty that it almost hides the otherwise large stones. When I arrived I disturbed the owner in his work with cutting down the green.
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Log Text: Had not realised it was in a private garden...
Sømarke Stendysse
Trip No.100 Entry No.22 Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Denmark (Møn + Lolland-Falster)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Sømarke Stendysse submitted by Martin_L on 6th Jan 2009. Sømarksdyssen, Soemarksdyssen
Magleby sogn SB 73 (Mønbo herred, Præstø amt)
Octagonal chamber with one large capstone. There are cupmarks on the capstone. Passage of 2 pairs of orthostats covered by one large capstone. Slightly restored in 1939.
Picture showing chamber on the left, passage on the right.
Photo by courtesy of my brother. September 2008
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Log Text: From Stege take road 287 to Møns Klimt. In Magleby turn left to Sømarke and then turn right at the first road, this is the Stendyssevej. Drive for a few 100 meters and you will find the monument on your right, directly on the road on a high hill. No parking place, but the road is very quiet. In 2015 the info panel stated that the construction is unstable now and in danger. This will be solved in ... 2013/2014... Nope...
Stenstrup Troldhøj Jættestue
Trip No.100 Entry No.56 Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Denmark (Sjælland)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
Stenstrup Troldhøj Jættestue submitted by 43559959 on 24th Apr 2012. The massive entrance and interior space of the tomb of Stenstrup Troldhøj Jættestue
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Log Text: This is really known as the Troldstuerne and signposted and described as such. See also Julian Cope's Megalithic European.
Now, this is a lovely site. It is a double passage grave and the chambers share a wall. It is quite popular. It is near road 21 from Holbæk to Sjællands Odde and signposted from there. Good parking place available but it can be crowded.
Stensby Megalitgrav
Trip No.100 Entry No.109 Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Denmark (Fyn, Langeland and Islands)
Visited: Couldn't find on 25th Jul 2015
Stensby Megalitgrav submitted by holger_rix on 5th Aug 2011. Megalitgrav (Burial Chamber) near Odense (Fyn)
Rectangular burial chamber, oriented ESE-WNW.
Chamber is approx. 2.5 m x 1.5 m and clearance under the capstones are up to 1.0 m.
Outside stone chamber measuring approx. 3.5 x 3.5 m.
The tomb is covered with a heavy capstone closing the entire chamber.
At capstone seen at least 18 cupmarks.
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Stenbjerggård Langdysse
Trip No.100 Entry No.81 Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: Denmark (Fyn, Langeland and Islands)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5
Stenbjerggård Langdysse submitted by praeceptor on 10th Apr 2011. Site in Svendborg (Fyn South Langeland) Denmark
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Log Text: Now, this is a real megalithic treat. There are 5 chambers on this monument. Four are more or less in line, the eastern one is located to the north of that line.
Easy to find on road 323 from Orbaek to Ringe. You can park your car on the side of the road.
Stenagergård Langdysse
Trip No.100 Entry No.71 Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: Denmark (Sjælland)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Stenagergård Langdysse submitted by combuijs on 14th Sep 2015. West end of the long barrow (seen from the south)
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Log Text: Better known as the Kellerøddysse and as such signposted. On road 157 Sorø to Skælskør turn left just after Lynge-Eskilstrup on the Brunemosevej. Signposted from there. There is a parking place, a short walk through the fields will lead you to the monument.
It is the largest long barrow of Sealand. Now it is covered by trees, but this was not the case in prehistoric times. There is one burial chamber visible at the end of the barrow, there might have been more.
Sprove Kong Asgers Høj
Trip No.100 Entry No.26 Date Added: 25th Jun 2016
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Denmark (Møn + Lolland-Falster)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
Sprove Kong Asgers Høj submitted by maddy on 27th Aug 2008. Site in Denmark:
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Log Text: Very well signposted. Ample parking space. One of the best passage graves in Denmark and that's telling something.