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<< Our Photo Pages >> Gillhög - Passage Grave in Sweden in Skåne

Submitted by greywether on Wednesday, 27 July 2005  Page Views: 10255

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gillhög
Country: Sweden Landskap: Skåne Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Malmo  Nearest Village: Loddekopinge
Latitude: 55.762400N  Longitude: 12.946200E
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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
4

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Tonnox visited on 22nd Jul 2023 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4

MegalithicDania visited on 9th Aug 2018 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5

NeolithicFanatic visited on 9th Aug 2018 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 4

43559959 visited on 3rd Jul 2008 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 The first megalithic monument I visited. Made a big impression.

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.75 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 4.5

Gillhög
Gillhög submitted by greywether : Looking down the passage. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This is the best preserved passage grave in Sweden.
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Gillhög submitted by 43559959 : A very impressive meeting with the Megalithic world. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Gillhög submitted by DrewParsons : Site in Skåne: Close up of the entrance (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Gillhög submitted by Tonnox : Gillhøg. Gåmggrift(passage grave) in mound. 25 x 2,5 meter. Excavated 1932. RAÄ- nummer Barsebäck 12:1. Public access. Foto juli 2023. Links to more informatiom at the bottom af the main site. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Gillhög submitted by Tonnox : Gillhög. Foto juli 2023 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Gillhög submitted by Tonnox (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Gillhög submitted by 43559959 : The grand view from the top of the Gillhög Passage Grave towards the Kattegat, a late summer evening.

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Gillhög submitted by greywether : The N half of the chamber. Passage on right.

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Gillhög submitted by greywether : The cairn and the entrance. It sits on a ridge with views of the sea to the W and N.

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Gillhög submitted by Tonnox : Gillhög. Foto juli 2023

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Gillhög submitted by Tonnox

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Gillhög submitted by Tonnox

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Gillhög submitted by DrewParsons : Site in Skåne: Packing stones between the uprights at the junction of the passage and the chamber

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Gillhög submitted by DrewParsons : Site in Skåne: Inside the chamber the original packing stones between the uprights can be seen

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Gillhög submitted by DrewParsons : Site in Skåne: The chamber. The passage and chamber and an area surrounding the site was extensively excavated in 1931 - 32 according to Tilley. In the mound two late neolithic cist burials were found. Inside the chamber there were traces of human skeletal remains while the bottom layer of the passage was filled with disarticulated human bones and skulls. Around the site 32,200 pottery sherd...

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Gillhög submitted by DrewParsons : Site in Skåne: Part way down the passage

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Gillhög submitted by DrewParsons : Site in Skåne: The entrance

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Gillhög submitted by DrewParsons : Site in Skåne: The mound photographed in September 2009

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Gillhög submitted by DrewParsons : Site in Skåne: The English language portion of the site sign

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Gillhög submitted by DrewParsons : Site in Skåne Sweden: This passage grave is described by Christopher Tilley in "The Dolmens and Passage Graves of Sweden - an Introduction and Guide" as the best preserved passage grave in Sweden and from what others I have seen I think he is correct. The mound is 2.5 metres high and 25 metres in diameter. (1 comment)

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 23.6km W 274° Kirsten Piils Kilde* Holy Well or Sacred Spring
 23.6km W 278° Jægersborg Dyrehave Stenkiste* Cist
 23.6km W 276° Jægersborg Dyrehave Runddysse 1* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 23.6km W 278° Den Skandinaviske sten* Standing Stone (Menhir)
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 24.2km WNW 286° Skodsborg Hellekister* Cist
 24.4km W 275° Jægersborg Dyrehave Kiste 2* Round Barrow(s)
 24.5km W 273° Jægersborg Dyrehave Runddysse 2* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 24.7km W 281° Stampeskoven Stenkiste* Cist
 24.8km W 273° Jægersborg Dyrehave Langdysse 1* Long Barrow
 24.8km WNW 290° Lokeshøi* Round Barrow(s)
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 25.2km WSW 247° Nationalmuseet (National Museum)* Museum
 25.3km NNW 341° Sliprännor i Gantofta Polissoir
 25.3km WNW 290° Vedbæk Kirke Stenkiste* Cist
 25.4km WSW 247° Ny Carlesberg Glyptotek* Museum
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Re: Gillhög by Tonnox on Sunday, 15 October 2023
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More information: Gillhög Gånggrift, RAÄ-nummer Barsebäck 12:1
Riksantikvarieämbetet, Sweden
Gillhög Gånggrift
Kringla, Riksantikvarieämbetet, Sweden
Gillhög Gånggrift



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