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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ønskestenen Runddysse - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Denmark in Nordjylland

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ønskestenen Runddysse Alternative Name: Skørping SB 200
Country: Denmark
NOTE: This site is 1.051 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Nordjylland Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Aalborg  Nearest Village: Skørping
Latitude: 56.843463N  Longitude: 9.877017E
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
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4 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.
3 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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Ønskestenen Runddysse
Ønskestenen Runddysse submitted by Tonnox : Ønskestenen Runddysse. Foto juli 2022 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Burial Chamber (Dolmen) in North Jutland (Nordjylland)

Well preserved hexagonal dolmen (danish: “Dysse”). All 5 orthostats and a large capstone are preserved in situ. “Ønske” translates as “wishes”. According to a local legend wishes come true when money is placed beside the chamber.

References: www.kulturarvstyrelsen.dk,
Riismøller,P. [1950] Nationalmuseet Kopenhagen, Danske Afd.

More information at www.kulturarv.dk: Danish Sites and Monuments Record: 120310-200
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Ønskestenen Runddysse
Ønskestenen Runddysse submitted by Tonnox : Ønskestenen Runddysse. The dolmen is of 5 large orthostats and the “ønskesten” (the capstone), which means wish stone, on top. The dolmen is, however, partly buried soil and piled up boulders. The stone was used in the beginning of 20th century, when the fear of tuberculosis was at its highest. At that time, the Skørping Sanatorium did not have another cure for the disease other than re... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ønskestenen Runddysse
Ønskestenen Runddysse submitted by Tonnox : Ønskestenen Runddysse. Foto juli 2022 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ønskestenen Runddysse
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Ønskestenen Runddysse
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Ønskestenen Runddysse
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Ønskestenen Runddysse
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Ønskestenen Runddysse
Ønskestenen Runddysse submitted by Tonnox

Ønskestenen Runddysse
Ønskestenen Runddysse submitted by Tonnox : Site in Nordjylland Denmark

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