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<< Our Photo Pages >> Rørtang Sneglehøj - Round Barrow(s) in Denmark in Hovedstaden

Submitted by praeceptor on Tuesday, 15 March 2011  Page Views: 3384

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Rørtang Sneglehøj
Country: Denmark County: Hovedstaden Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Helsingør  Nearest Village: Rørtang
Latitude: 56.018383N  Longitude: 12.572267E
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
3 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.
5 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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Rørtang Sneglehøj
Rørtang Sneglehøj submitted by praeceptor : Site in Frederiksborg Denmark (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow(s) in Frederiksborg

Yet another "Sneglehøj" where the public - be it adults or children - has made several straight paths to the top, that more or less are ruining the original winding path to the top.
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Rørtang Sneglehøj
Rørtang Sneglehøj submitted by praeceptor : Site in Frederiksborg Denmark (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rørtang Sneglehøj
Rørtang Sneglehøj submitted by praeceptor (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rørtang Sneglehøj
Rørtang Sneglehøj submitted by praeceptor (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rørtang Sneglehøj
Rørtang Sneglehøj submitted by praeceptor (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rørtang Sneglehøj
Rørtang Sneglehøj submitted by praeceptor

Rørtang Sneglehøj
Rørtang Sneglehøj submitted by praeceptor

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"Rørtang Sneglehøj" | Login/Create an Account | 3 News and Comments
  
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Re: Rørtang Sneglehøj by davidmorgan on Sunday, 25 September 2011
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Re: Rørtang Sneglehøj by praeceptor on Sunday, 25 September 2011
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Oops - a ciffer is wrong in the position, the real position is:
56.018383 12.572267

Official description = 94048

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