Vriedysse - Kalundborg, Denmark
N 55° 41.767 E 011° 04.529
32U E 630446 N 6174211
Neolithic Dolmen. Built for cultpractice approximately 5500 years ago. The dolmen inspired danish artist Johan Thomas Lundbye to paint the iconic painting An Ancient Burial Mound by Raklev on Refsnæs.
Waymark Code: WM12CN9
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 04/29/2020
Views: 2
Dansk: Neolitisk stenanlæg bygget til kultiske aktiviteter og gravlæggelser. Tinglyst i 1881. Allerede i 1887 har den fået sin Fredet minde sten. Dyssen består af fire sidesten og stor dæksten. Skåltegn på sydlige sidesten. Herfra pragtfuld udsigt over Kalundborg og fjorden. Dyssen inspirerede til maleriet "En gravhøj fra oldtiden ved Raklev på Refnæs" af Johan Thomas Lundbye i 1839.
English: An Ancient Burial Mound by Raklev on Refsnæs is a Danish landscape painting by Johan Thomas Lundbye from 1839. The painting is executed in the national romantic tradition.
Type: Dolmen
Number: 5.00
Size:
The weight of the capstone is approximately 15-20 tons.
Purpose:
Cult and burial
Parking: Not Listed
Source: Not listed
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