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1. View of Bygholmer Lake – Grønhøj Passage Grave loop from Horsens

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2. View of Bygholmer Lake – Grønhøj Passage Grave loop from Bygholm Bakker

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3. Grønhøj Passage Grave loop from Bygholm Bakker

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JR56

November 16, 2021

The passage grave Grønhøj von Rugballe (also called Rugballegaard after the nearby manor house) is a well restored passage grave west of Horsens and southwest of the Bygholm Lake (Danish Bygholm Sø) in Jutland in Denmark.

The large stone grave dates from the Neolithic around 3500–2800 BC. And is a megalithic plant of the funnel beaker culture (TBK). The passage grave (Danish: Jættestue) is a form of Neolithic megalithic systems, which consists of a chamber and a structurally separated, lateral passage.

This form can be found primarily in Denmark, Germany and Scandinavia, as well as occasionally in France and the Netherlands. Neolithic monuments are an expression of the culture and ideology of Neolithic societies. Their origin and function are considered to be the hallmarks of social development.

The round burial mound of Grønhøj, excavated in 1940, is around 20 m in diameter and 2.75 m high. The mound of earth is bordered by 60 curb stones about 1.0 m high. The approximately four meter long entrance to the chamber is in the southeast. It is about 1.0 m high and 0.7 m wide, and consists of four bearing stones on the southwest and three on the northeast side. The corridor is covered by three capstones. The chamber consists of eight bearing stones and two cap stones. It measures approximately 3.5 × 2.75 m and is between 1.5 and 1.7 m high. The spaces between the orthostats of the chamber and the corridor and the gaps between the curbs of the hill are filled with intermediate masonry.

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%B8nh%C3%B8j_von_Rugballe

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ravnsbak

October 10, 2021

Grønhøj is a burial chamber from the Stone Age. They were all made around 3200 BC within just 100 years. Built.

Grønhøj has a very small oval chamber with only two covers over the chamber. Most burial chambers are between 4 and 8 meters long, but can be up to 10 meters long.

Burial chambers were mass graves with up to 100 burials.

Jættestuen Grønhøj is surrounded by an exceptionally well-preserved row of 60 curbs. Flat stone slabs are stacked on top of each other between the curbs. The curb chain had to both prevent the hill from slipping out and give it a more impressive look.

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Grønhøj Passage Grave

1. View of Bygholmer Lake – Grønhøj Passage Grave loop from Horsens

2. View of Bygholmer Lake – Grønhøj Passage Grave loop from Bygholm Bakker

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