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<< Our Photo Pages >> Jelling Skibssætning - Stone Circle in Denmark in Syddanmark

Submitted by holger_rix on Wednesday, 08 June 2011  Page Views: 4938

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Jelling Skibssætning
Country: Denmark County: Syddanmark Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Vejle  Nearest Village: Jelling
Latitude: 55.758037N  Longitude: 9.420697E
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
1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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
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CharcoalBurner89 visited on 26th Sep 2022 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Unfortunately no longer recognizable today. However, the outlines in the area were traced by plates.

XIII visited on 1st Jun 2013 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 5

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Jelling Skibssætning
Jelling Skibssætning submitted by holger_rix : A huge ship-shaped stone circle. (Kongernes Jelling Museum) (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stones in Vejle

The Jelling of the Viking Kings
In the tenth century, at the highest point in the landscape west of Vejle, the kings Gorm the Old and Harold Bluetooth created a monument that is unique in the Nordic context.
The oldest feature is the remains of a huge ship-shaped stone circle - then came the rune stones and the mounds, and finally the church.

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Jelling Skibssætning
Jelling Skibssætning submitted by holger_rix : A huge ship-shaped stone circle. This is a map that is currently shown in the lobby of the Kongernes Jelling Museum. The length of the construction exceeds 350m. Also note the several rectangular stone settings in the big white area... look like Long Barrows to me. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Jelling Skibssætning
Jelling Skibssætning submitted by Team-Omega-25 : Site in Syddanmark Denmark (Vote or comment on this photo)

Jelling Skibssætning
Jelling Skibssætning submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : The southern end of the ship setting. These can also be seen well from the tumulus. September 26, 2022 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Jelling Skibssætning
Jelling Skibssætning submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : Northern former part of the ship setting. You can clearly see it when you stand on the tumulus. September 26, 2022 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Jelling Skibssætning
Jelling Skibssætning submitted by holger_rix : A huge ship-shaped stone circle. A plan shown inside the museum. Obviously not the same plan as in the lobby (see other picture). Might be the plan that was estimated before the northern excavations.

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 108m SSW 202° Jelling Rundhøj 1* Round Barrow(s)
 174m SSW 202° Jelling Runesten* Carving
 200m SW 232° Kongernes Jelling Museum* Museum
 238m S 175° Jelling - 1913 Commemorative Monument* Modern Stone Circle etc
 240m SSW 202° Jelling Rundhøj 2* Round Barrow(s)
 1.2km SSW 205° Jellinge Rundhøj* Round Barrow(s)
 1.6km SSW 197° Faarup Rundhøj* Round Barrow(s)
 4.6km S 176° Haraldshøj Rundhøj* Round Barrow(s)
 11.2km ESE 118° Bredballe Nørreskov Runddysse Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 15.6km ESE 107° Assendrup Jættestue Passage Grave
 17.2km SW 229° Store Rygbjerg Runesten* Carving
 17.5km SSW 206° Egtved Girl Barrow* Barrow Cemetery
 19.2km ESE 106° Daugård Jættestue Passage Grave
 19.6km ESE 122° Brejning Trindhøj Round Barrow(s)
 20.3km ESE 101° Daugård Langdysse Long Barrow
 21.1km ESE 110° Ullerup Skov Stenkiste Cist
 24.1km ESE 109° Stouby Runddysse Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 24.2km ENE 75° Oens Skov Runddysse Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 24.9km WSW 239° Vorbasse Nørresøgård Langdysse* Long Barrow
 25.2km ENE 61° Nørrehåb Runddysse Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 25.7km SW 221° Hamborggårdstenen* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 25.9km SW 226° Bække Langdysse Long Barrow
 26.1km ENE 61° Rugballe Grønhøj Jættestue* Passage Grave
 26.1km SW 222° Bække Skibssætning* Stone Circle
 26.5km NE 55° Lund Jættestue (Skanderborg)* Passage Grave
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Re: Jelling Skibssætning by sba_dk on Saturday, 21 May 2022
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In 2013 the gigantic palisade and the ship-setting were marked in the landscape. Please access The monument area, if you want a current update.
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