Fund og Fortidsminder (Finds and Ancient Monuments) is a danish national register of ancient monuments and sites where museums have made archaeological finds. The register contains both ancient monuments that are visible in the landscape and ancient monuments that lie hidden underground and are only known from archaeological investigations.
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November 1, 2025
I visited the site on the autumn equinox, September 22, 2025, and the weather was sunny with a light wind (5 m/s) and a temperature of 14 °C.
I reflected on the possibility that solstices and equinoxes were celebrated with religious ceremonies at such sites thousands of years ago.
The Kroghenlund site is a Neolithic burial mound, specifically a dolmen (or round barrow), located in the Svendborg municipality. It dates back to the Stone Age, between 3950 and 2800 BC. The site has public access and is managed by Arkæologi Sydfyn. It was officially protected (“fredet”) before 1937.
The dolmen consists of a large capstone resting on smaller support stones. The chamber underneath is quite small because the support stones do not lift the capstone very high. There is also a single, large, solitary stone standing a few meters away from the main structure.
Historical records provide slightly varying dimensions. A 1915 text describes the mound as 1 meter high and 14 meters in diameter, with a four-sided chamber measuring 1.40 meters long and 1.35 meters wide. A 1918 survey recorded the mound as about 1.5 meters high with a diameter of about 13 meters. A 1983 inspection noted the mound’s measurements as 2.1 x 12 x 11 meters.
The large capstone has been damaged. It has been cleaved on two sides and has a series of drilled holes, suggesting an abandoned attempt to split the stone. A large, cleaved piece of the stone lies within the chamber. The chamber is partially filled with earth, and its south side is missing.
A tree has grown up against the large capstone, shaping itself around the stone to the point where it appears almost fused with it. In 1983, the site had both deciduous trees and coniferous thickets.
The site has a documented history of inspections and events dating back to the early 20th century:
1915: The site was officially registered (Tinglysning).
1918: A museum survey was conducted, and damage/vandalism was recorded by the National Museum of Denmark.
1947 & 1983: Further museum inspections took place. The 1983 inspection noted the illegal planting of spruce trees on the mound, and the landowner was contacted and promised to remove them.
2015: The most recent periodic inspection was carried out by Museum Odense.
The large capstone has been damaged. It has been cleaved on two sides and has a series of drilled holes, suggesting an abandoned attempt to split the stone.
Image credit: Bjørn Houdorf
A tree has grown up against the large capstone, shaping itself around the stone to the point where it appears almost fused with it.
Image credit: Bjørn Houdorf
October 31, 2025
A superb if slightly confusing booklet with post markers and various sites both given numbers. If climbing the hills, like we did, follow the directions given in the superb Above Achtercairn booklet.
Hut Circle at NG8052476610 – appears to be an extension.
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Hut Circle at NG8052476610 – largest stones on the south side.
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Hut Circle at NG8052476610 – Gairloch Museum / Loch Gairloch to the west. This walk would be Drew’s route not the books.
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Hut Circle at NG8052476610, north looking south west, well looked after site.
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Hut Circle at NG8052476610 – Meall Nan Uan, behind, looking south
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Archaeologists say a hilltop settlement near Perth thrived during the Iron Age before mysteriously fading away.
North looking south, possibly a double circle of kerbs.
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The west side of the site, the slab – possible cist cover?
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The second cairn has a remaining standing stone, one possibly fallen. Circle, burial cairn or kerb cairn – perhaps all of them.
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The houk damage is reasonably rectangular, perhaps the cist walls have been used to make lintels.
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