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Submitted by Aska on Wednesday, 18 September 2013  Page Views: 10405

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj Alternative Name: Haarbølle Langdysse
Country: Denmark County: Møn + Lolland-Falster Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Stege  Nearest Village: Store Damme
Latitude: 54.896345N  Longitude: 12.151415E
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
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.
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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Tonnox visited on 16th Apr 2020 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4

Boeddel visited on 22nd Jun 2018 - their rating: Access: 4 very impressive.

combuijs visited on 10th Jul 2015 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5 Well signposted, ample parking place, and while you are at it, visit the Fanefjord church as well. Very impressive site.

XIII visited on 1st Aug 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5

43559959 visited on 11th Jul 2010 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4

NeolithicFanatic DrewParsons maddy have visited here

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

Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj
Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj submitted by Aska : Grønsalen long barrow on the Møn island. (Vote or comment on this photo)
An extremely LONG long barrow on the Møn island. In fact one of the largest long barrows in Denmark or indeed anywhere. Typical of the Ostsee region, it is faced with orthostats.

At the time of writing one of the orthostats had fallen out of place.There is a small cist towards the south eastern end and a large stone a similar distance from the opposing end.
(Additional info by Maddy)



More information at http://www.kulturarv.dk: Danish Sites and Monuments Record: 050505-1
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Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj submitted by maddy : Site in Denmark (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj submitted by Tonnox : Grønsalen grønjægers Høj. Fanefjord Church in the background. Foto april 2020 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj submitted by Tonnox : Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj. Foto april 2020 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj submitted by Tonnox (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj submitted by DrewParsons : Site in Storstrøm View along the side of the barrow

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Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj submitted by maddy : Site in Denmark

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Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj submitted by maddy : Site in Denmark

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Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj submitted by Aska : Grønsalen long barrow on the Møn island.

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Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj submitted by Aska

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Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj submitted by Tonnox : Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj. Long barrow. Restored in 1963. 102 x 11 x 2 meter. 3 chambers. The western chamber have a white capstone. 147 Kerbstones. Magnificent megalith. Foto april 2020

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Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj submitted by Tonnox : Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj. Foto april 2020

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Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj submitted by Tonnox

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Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj submitted by Tonnox

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Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj submitted by kristiansen : Photo from the east end. (1 comment)

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Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj submitted by Flickr : Gronsalen 2014 Site in Præstø (incl. Møn) Denmark Image copyright: Foxyrider1 (Andi Payne), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj submitted by 43559959 : Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj. Site in Præstø (incl. Møn) Denmark

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Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj submitted by DrewParsons : Site in Storstrøm The large white stone which covers the hidden third cist at the western end of the long barrow.

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Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj submitted by DrewParsons : Site in Storstrøm One of the two small rectangular chambers near the eastern end of the barrow as described by James Dyer in his 1973 book "Discovering Archaeology in Denmark"

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Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj submitted by DrewParsons : View towards the nearby landmark Fanefjord Church

Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj
Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj submitted by DrewParsons : Site in Storstrøm Denmark A side view of this enormous long barrow. It was hard to convey the full 102 metre length of this impressive barrow in one photo.

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Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj submitted by Aska : Grønsalen long barrow on the Møn island. (4 comments)

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Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj submitted by Team-Omega-25 : Site in Sjælland Denmark

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Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj submitted by Tonnox : Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj. Foto april 2020

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Grønsalen Grønjægers Høj submitted by Tonnox

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 716m NE 39° Vollerup Langdysse 2* Long Barrow
 1.7km ENE 73° Haarbølle Rundhøj* Round Barrow(s)
 2.0km NNW 344° Store Damme Barhøj Runddysse* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 2.3km NE 44° Vollerup Langdysse 1* Long Barrow
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 3.6km SW 218° Næs Jættestue 2* Passage Grave
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 4.5km N 10° Røddinge Klekkende Høj Jættestue* Passage Grave
 4.5km SSW 207° Østerskoven Runddysse 1* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
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Video: New photo books of Ostsee region sites by holger_rix on Saturday, 10 October 2015
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The significance of colours within megalithic monuments? by Andy B on Wednesday, 18 September 2013
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Ashleigh Murszewski writes: The symbolic meanings locked within Megalithic structures are represented through internal and external components and the raw materials that were used to create them. Monumental architecture may be said to be full of contradictions, which relate to social and religious aspects of Neolithic cosmology (Midgely, 2008). Although it may not be obvious, there are elements within Megalithic structures that function both physically and symbolically.

Midgely 2010 contrasts the light of the exterior with the darkness of the interior, further juxtaposing the horizontal and vertical by describing the horizontally arranged dry stonewalling. Furthermore, the hard stone boulders contrast with softer materials such as the earth or clay used on the floor with the mounds contrasting the hard bones from the soft flesh (Midgely, 2010).

The significance of colours within megalithic monuments is uncertain, however signifies a mystical or symbolic relationship between colours and architecture of these structures. These have been argued to be among the earliest and most emphatic symbols, perhaps related to vivid interpretations of life on earth or afterlife (Birren, 1978). In particular, white is utilised in major structural elements including boulders, dry-stone walling, and burnt flint on the chamber floor or white sheets of bark inserted between slabs (Midgely, 2010).

In addition the western façade of Grønjægers Høj dolmen has red stones, which are contrasted dramatically with the white capstones covering the burial chamber (Midgely, 2008). The interpretation of colours may symbolise diverse human experiences and therefore can and offer a wider range of possible interpretations.

The multiple raw materials that were used when constructing these structures, some exotic and others relatively common suggest that the way people thought was merged with the construction of tombs. These raw materials were gathered and moulded into new shapes, representing life, death and rebirth, which were incorporated into a continuous cycle employed by future generations (Midgely, 2008).

Part of a much longer article here (unfortunately the first part of the references, including B to M is missing at present - presumably a subbing error)
http://www.heritagedaily.com/2013/09/significance-of-megalithic-monuments-in-atlantic-europe/99014

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Grønsalen Street View by Andy B on Friday, 02 April 2010
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New photo books of Ostsee region sites by Andy B on Friday, 10 October 2008
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maddy writes:
For those of you interested in European prehistory there are 4, yes four new books by my close friend Andi Payne now available at Lulu covering our visit to the Ostsee region this summer.

Each book covers a leg of our trip through Schleswig, Denmark, Ruegen and finally Mecklenburg. They are in full colour with site descriptions, directions from the nearest large town and the German sites have the 'Sprockhoff' catalogue details. Despite the titles, they are in English although it is planned to translate into German later.

The titles are:

Megalithe und Steinzeitliche Grabanlagen in West Mecklenburg Vorpommern und endlang der Ostseeküste

Megalithe und Steinzeitliche Grabanlagen in Rügen

Megalithe und Steinzeitliche Grabanlagen in Schleswig - Holstein und endlang der Ostseeküste

Megalithe und Steinzeitliche Grabanlagen in Sud Danmark und endlang der Ostseeküste

Go to lulu.com/scaramouch for more details.

A donation from each sale goes to the Sheffield, England based Arteamus research group to aid in excavation costs.

Maddy
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