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<< Text Pages >> Agri Jættestue - Passage Grave in Denmark in Midtjylland

Submitted by Martin_L on Friday, 09 January 2009  Page Views: 2692

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Agri Jættestue Alternative Name: DKC: 104501.5, Agri sogn SB 5, Agrie
Country: Denmark
NOTE: This site is 1.029 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Midtjylland Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Ebeltoft  Nearest Village: Agri
Latitude: 56.226717N  Longitude: 10.518723E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Passage Grave near Aarhus

Agri Jættestue (DKC: 104501.5, Agri sogn SB 5, Mols herred, Randers amt)

Only 3 orthostats of this tomb are left. Two are still in situ, one is fallen. Situated in a damaged barrow measuring approximately 8 x 12m.
Reference: Kulturarvsstyrelsen, København

Remark:
Jættestue (could be translated as: “giants home” or “giants parlour”) is a term often used for passage-graves in Denmark.

More information at www.kulturarv.dk: Danish Sites and Monuments Record: 140501-5
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