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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Grønninghoved Tvillingedyssen Alternative Name: Strandskov, Grønnehoved Skov, Stenderup Skovdistrikt
Country: Denmark
NOTE: This site is 9.133 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Syddanmark Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Hedensted Nearest Village: Vejstrup
Latitude: 55.410879N Longitude: 9.588659E
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

3 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

3 Access:

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
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4 Accuracy:

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
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

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**Grønninghoved Tvillingedyssen** submitted by holger_rix : Two parallel Long Barrows - oriented N-s. The mounds collide and are only separated by a 0.5 m wide gap. The barrows are 1-1.5 m tall, 52-55 m long and 21-22 m wide. Near the southern end of both large holes from lost chambers. The entire memorial is surrounded by stones, as follows: the north side 4 large, upright stones in addition to 7-8 smaller ones. Eastside 5 large upright stones... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Double Langdysse (Long Barrow) in Vejle

Two parallel Long Barrows - oriented N-S.
The mounds collide and are only separated by a 0.5 m wide gap.
The barrows are 1-1.5 m tall, 52-55 m long and 21-22 m wide.
Near the southern end of both large holes from lost chambers.
The entire memorial is surrounded by stones, as follows:
the north side 4 large, upright stones in addition to 7-8 smaller ones.
Eastside 5 large upright stones, plus 1-2 smaller, lying, in the west 16 upright stones,
plus 2-3 recumbent; in the south side 3 large, upright stones plus 3 smaller, lying in a row and 9-10 smaller ones.
Overgrown with a few large beech trees and oaks, and partly with fir trees and shrubs in the forest.
(Restored)

More information at www.kulturarv.dk: Danish Sites and Monuments Record: 170706-30A
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