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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Agri Jættestue Alternative Name: DKC: 104501.5, Agri sogn SB 5, AgrieCountry: 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:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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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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