Janneshøj - Hårdmark, Denmark - Megalithic Monuments on Waymarking.com

Dansk: Stenalderhøj med dyssekammer. Også kaldet Jandeshøj eller Janviges høj. Der er flere sagn om stedet og det er en lokalitet man helst ikke skal nærme sig ved nattetide.

Højen: Registreret i 1874 men først fredet i 1941. Ved en arkæologisk vurdering i 1980 tolkes højen som et jordfyldt dyssekammer. Måske med kammeret intakt under højens store topsten.

Sagn: Det fortælles, at stenen på toppen af højen er kastet af en kæmpe på Fyn. Man siger, at Prins Jan er begravet i højen. Et andet sagn fortæller at sagndyret Jandesoen - en stor farlig gris - boede i højen. Der har tit vist sig en So med tolv grise, som kom ud fra højen og gryntede og løb efter folk, når de kom forbi. Søren Præst i Selsinggaarde har således haft den efter sig. Soen modtager hver Valborgsnat besøg af sin veninde Vesborgsoen og hendes 12 grise. Vesborgsoen hører hjemme i en af Kolby sogns høje.

English: Stone Age high with dolmen chamber. Also called Jandeshøj or Janviges hø. There are several legends about the place and it is a locality you should not approach at night.

The mound: Registered in 1874 but only protected from 1941. At an archaeological assessment in 1980, the mound is interpreted as a soil-filled dolmen chamber. Perhaps with the chamber intact under the large top stone of the mound.

Legend: It is said that the stone on top of the mound was thrown by a giant on Funen. It is said that Prince Jan is buried in the mound. Another legend tells that the legendary animal Jandesoen - a large dangerous pig - lived in the mound. There has often been a sow with twelve pigs, which came out of the mound and grunted and ran after people when they came by. Søren Præst in Selsinggaarde has thus had it after him. The sow receives a visit from her friend Vesborgsoen and her 12 pigs every Valpurgis night. Vesborgsoen belongs to one of Kolby parish's hills.

Type: Dolmen Number: 15.00 Size: 14 stones in circle. One large stone on top. Probably the stone covering an intact chamber. Source: Unknown Purpose: Cult and burial Parking: Not Listed

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