Kongsmark langdysse
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Klabautermanden
N 55° 24.618 E 011° 12.298
32U E 639593 N 6142662
Smukt megalitanlæg fra yngre stenalder - cirka 3500 før kr. - ved Kongsmark strand. Den vestlige ende af dyssen er skredet ned ad klinten.
Waymark Code: WM13E6V
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 11/21/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 1

Smukt megalitanlæg fra yngre stenalder - cirka 3500 før kr. - ved Kongsmark strand. Den vestlige ende af dyssen er skredet ned ad klinten. Overfladen er noget ujævn og den bevarede del af dyssen er 31 meter. Dyssen hører til blandt de tidsligste fredninger af fortidsminder og er fredet allerede i 1810.

Dyssen har to bevarede kamre. I alt 27 randsten, 2 dæksten og 9 bæresten.

English:

Beautiful megalithic facility from the Neolithic period - about 3500 BC - at Kongsmark beach. The western end of the dolmen has slid down the cliff. The surface is somewhat uneven and the preserved part of the dolmen is 31 meters. This long dolmen is one of the earliest protected areas of ancient monuments in Denmark and was protected as early as 1810.

The dolmen has two preserved chambers. A total of 27 curbs, 2 cover stones and 9 supporting stones.
Type: Dolmen

Number: 40.00

Size:
31 meters long, two chambers with peserved capstones


Source:
Unknown


Purpose:
Cult and burial


Parking: Not Listed

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