Sømarkedyssen - Sømarke, Denmark - Megalithic Monuments on Waymarking.com

Dansk: Stendysse fra bondestenalderen ved Sømarke på Møn. Sømarkedyssen er en af landets kendteste stendysser. Bygget for omkring 5500 år siden. Her ofrede man til guderne og bygdens bønder begravede vigtige personer i gravkamret.

Især gangstenens mange skåltegn har vakt folks nysgerrighed. 445 skulle der eftersigende være. På dækstenen er der tre skåltegn. Og midt over stenen er der en revne, der i følge folketroen skulle stamme fra et lynnedslag.

English: Stone dolmen from the Peasant Stone Age at Sømarke on Møn. Sømarkedyssen is one of the country's most famous stone dolmens. Built about 5500 years ago. Here they sacrificed to the gods and the peasants of the village buried important persons in the burial chamber.

Especially the many signs of the passage stone have aroused people's curiosity. 445 cupmarks is supposed to be there. There are three cup mark signs on the cover stone. And in the middle of the stone there is a crack, which according to folklore should originate from a lightning strike.

Type: Dolmen Number: 13.00 Size: The dolmen is made of seven stones with one large capstone on top. The passage is mad of four stones with one large stone on top. Source: Unknown Purpose: Rituals and burial Parking: Not Listed

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