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<< Our Photo Pages >> Drachmanns Grav - Modern Stone Circle etc in Denmark

Submitted by Alta-Falisa on Wednesday, 19 June 2019  Page Views: 1289

Modern SitesSite Name: Drachmanns Grav Alternative Name: Poet Holger Drachmann's Grave
Country: Denmark Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Skagen
Latitude: 57.739450N  Longitude: 10.636350E
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
5 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
5

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CharcoalBurner89 visited on 25th Sep 2022 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4 I really wanted to see Skagen (simply because it's so far north in Denmark). One automatically encounters these modern dolmens on the way to the beach.

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Drachmanns Grav submitted by Alta-Falisa : Holger Drachmann's grave, Skagen, DK. Photo : May 2019. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Modern Dolmen in Denmark

Drachmanns Grav
As a poet, Holger Drachmann spent several years in Skagen.
His funeral were a national event. A replica of the most typically Danish ancient monument, a Dysse, has been erected on top of the grave, making it the northernmost Dysse in Denmark.
Biography : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holger_Drachmann
Accessible on foot from the car park at the very end of the road # 40.
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Drachmanns Grav submitted by Alta-Falisa : Holger Drachmann's grave, Skagen, Denmark. May 2019. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Drachmanns Grav submitted by Alta-Falisa : Overall view on Skagerrak and Kattegat, and Drachmanns Grav in the foreground. May 2019. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Drachmanns Grav submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : I really wanted to see Skagen (simply because it's so far north in Denmark). One automatically encounters these modern dolmens on the way to the beach. September 25, 2022 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Drachmanns Grav submitted by Alta-Falisa : Drachmanns Grav, Skagen, Denmark -- May 2019. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Drachmanns Grav submitted by Alta-Falisa : Information provided locally about Holger Drachmann.

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Drachmanns Grav submitted by Alta-Falisa : Drachmanns Grav, listed monument. Photo : May 2019.

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 32.7km SW 217° Vogn Stenkiste Cist
 33.0km SW 217° Mosbjerg Eskjær Runddysse Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 33.4km SW 217° Mosbjerg Eskjær Langdysse Long Barrow
 34.2km SSW 207° Vasen Langdysse Long Barrow
 34.7km SW 216° Skørbæk Hede Stensætning* Standing Stones
 35.2km SSW 213° Tolne Langdysse* Long Barrow
 35.2km SSW 200° Favrholt Langdysse Long Barrow
 35.6km SSW 202° Åsted Runddysse 3 Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 35.9km SSW 202° Åsted Runddysse 2 Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 35.9km SSW 202° Åsted Runddysse 1 Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 37.2km SSW 198° Vangsgård Rundhøj* Round Barrow(s)
 37.3km SSW 198° Vangsgård Runddysse* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 38.6km SSW 199° Højvang Slotshøj Runddysse* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 39.0km SSW 213° Højen Langdysse* Long Barrow
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 39.5km SW 232° Houen Langdysse* Long Barrow
 39.9km SSW 199° Vester Præstegård Langdysse* Long Barrow
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 40.5km SSW 199° Vester Præstegård Blakshøj Jættestue* Passage Grave
 40.9km SSW 205° Eget Runddysse Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 43.0km WSW 239° Skovsgård Stenhøj Runddysse Burial Chamber or Dolmen
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 44.0km WSW 243° Horne Kirkegård Stenkiste Cist
 44.9km SSW 201° Hørbylund Langdysse Long Barrow
 46.2km SSW 205° Højstrup Vang Runddysse Burial Chamber or Dolmen
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