Info on Danish monuments

Jane Mar 5, 2006 14:08:33

We're going to Denmark in a couple of weeks and would like to see as much as possible in addition to the monuments Julian has listed and described in TME. Does anyone know anything about any other sites in Dk?
A google search reveals this useless website: http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/dolmens.html
and on the portal all you get is a crappy, unuseable list of names of sites.
All info gratefully received!
J
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fitzcoraldo Mar 5, 2006 14:58:19

Replying to Jane

Felix Paturi in his book Prehistoric Heritage says that "The are still 24,000 stone 'dolmen' preserved in Denmark today as well as huge barrows, stone circles and other prehistoric monuments"
24,000 does seem an awful lot of monuments, unfortunately he doesn't provide a gazetteer.
If his figure of 24,000 isn't a typo then I guess you'll be tripping over the buggers.

The Danes call their dolmen 'dysser' and the oldest ones are to be found on Zealand. There's a megalithic cemetary at Tustrup in the county of Randers in East Jutland that's been restored, I've a couple of pictures - it looks beautiful.

Have a good trip

PeterH Mar 5, 2006 19:05:13

Replying to Jane

We love you too, Sunflower Bird

pth Mar 5, 2006 21:31:39

Replying to Jane

we plan to do this in 2007

Jutland (Jylland).
Olstrup. Dolmens and barrows. (Dyer 55 30. S+B 171).
Rabjerg Mile. Dunes. (LP 288).
Tornby Strand. Long stretch of white sand. (LP 289).
Aggersborg. Viking fortress. The north shore of the Aggersund. (Dyer 16 1).
Aalborg. (S+B 275-280).
Londholm Hoj. Viking graveyard and museum. (Dyer 50 25. Cope 167 16. LP 277).
Troldkirken 'Church of the Troll'. Dolmen and barrow. (Dyer 57 34. Cope 159 22. S+B 171).
Gundestrup. Mound. (Dyer 25 13. Cope 162-163 8).
Fyrkat. Viking fortress. (Dyer 21 10. LP 264-265).
Spanskhoj. Two barrows. (Dyer 55-56 32. Cope 159 20. S+B 171).
Hvolris. Neolithic to medieval open air museum. (Dyer 27 19).

Tustrup. Dolmens and passage grave aka Jaettestue. (Dyer 57 35. Cope 161 23. S+B 171-175).
Mols peninsular (Knebel aka Paaskaer Stenlis). Dolmens and barrows. (Dyer 52 27. Cope 160 18. S+B 175).
Aarhus cathedral. (LP 239-244).
Moesgard Forhistorik prehistoric museum (south of Aarhus). Grauballe Man. (Dyer 23 11. LP 244).

Groenhoj. Passage grave/barrow. (Dyer 23-24 12. Cope 163 5).
Jelling. Church and Viking fortress. (Dyer 31 22. Cope 166-167 9. LP 250).
Klaebek Hoj. Stone longship between passage graves. (Cope 164 10).

Schleswig (Germany). 30k south of the border. Viking warship (see National geographic cutting). This is probably a step too far as are the Blommeskobbel mounds (Cope 155 2).

(There is other archaeology in Jutland. See Dyer 16-58).

Funen (Fyn).
Egeskov Slot. Moated Renaissance palace. (LP 195).
Nyborg Slot. Castle. (LP 192).
Marhoj. Barrow (Maes Howe like monument). (Dyer 61 62. Cope 158 17. LP 195. S+B 175).
Ladby. Ship burial. (Dyer 60 6. LP 194).
Glavendrup. Real mix of stuff. (Dyer 59 3. Cope 156-157 4).
Torshoj. Barrow. (Dyer 59 3).
Lindeskov. Long dolmens. (Dyer 61 7. Cope 157 15. S+B 175,180).

(There is other archaeology on Funen. See Dyer 58-63).

Langeland.
Bjerrybygaard aka Paeragaard dolmen. (Dyer 62 9. Cope 168-169 1. S+B 175).
Kong Humbles. Barrow. (Dyer 60 5. Cope 168. S+B 180. LP 206).
Tryggelev Mark. Dolmen/barrows. (Dyer 63 11. S+B 180).

The bridge toll from Funen to Zealand is about £20 each way.

Mon.
Kong Asgers Hoj. Barrow. (Dyer 84 8. Cope 176 13. S+B 175. LP 158).
Klekkende Hoj. Barrow. (Dyer 83 7. Cope 175 11. S+B 177. LP 158).
Gronjaegers Hoj aka Gronsalen. Barrow. (Dyer 80 2. Cope 174 6. S+B 177-180).
Mons Klint. Chalk cliffs. (LP 156).
Fanefjord Kirke. (LP 158. S+B 177).

Lolland.
Frejilev Skov. 'lucky bag' of megaliths in woodland. (Cope 171-172 3).
Kong Svends. Passage grave. (Dyer 84 9. Cope 172-173 14).
Radsted. Dolmen. (Dyer 85 10).

Falster.
Halskov Vaenge. Barrow grave. (Dyer 81 4).

Zealand (Sjilland).
Copenhagen. The National Museum is probably good but no great hardship if we miss it. (Dyer 64-67 3).

Daempeggard. Dolmen. (Dyer 67 4. S+B 175,180).
Kongdyssen. Barrow. (Dyer 69. Cope 180 12).
Breddysen. (S+B 175).
Julianne Hoj. Passage grave. (Dyer 69. S+B 175).
Troldstuerne. Barrows. (Cope 177 21).

Roskilde. Cathedral and Viking ship museum. (LP 122-126).
Om. Barrows. (Cope 178-179 19).

Gulager Ringdysser. Stone circle. (Cope 178-179 7).
Trelleborg. Viking fortress. (Dyer 76 20. LP 140-141).

(There is other archaeology on Zealand. See Dyer 63-80).

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Bibliography:
• Geocenter map 'Denmark'.
• Lonely Planet Guide to Denmark.
• Julian Cope. 'The Megolithic European'.
• James Dyer. 'Archaeology in Denmark'.
• Service and Bradbery. 'The Standing Stones of Europe'.

wideford Mar 6, 2006 00:21:16

Replying to Jane

http://www.cofman.co.uk/denmark/attractions/prehistoric-monuments/

cropredy Mar 6, 2006 16:37:18

Replying to Jane

Jane, If your going in a couple of weeks, this may be too late?
My better halfs mother is from Funen( fyn ), and when we go to Denmark, we always travel with anglers world holidays, because they can put together a very reasonable package due to heavy discounts available to them from the tourist board.
I have always taken my fishing rods with me, as it is the best fishing in the world, but next time I will be taking other rods as well.
Watch out for the sign posts pointing to canoodeling , its for canooing, but it always makes me smile, the Danes are fabulous people.
Kevin