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<< Our Photo Pages >> Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Denmark in Nordjylland

Submitted by Martin_L on Friday, 07 March 2008  Page Views: 7346

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse Alternative Name: DKC 120511.2
Country: Denmark County: Nordjylland Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Ålborg  Nearest Village: Sønderholm
Latitude: 57.008210N  Longitude: 9.750810E
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
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.
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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CharcoalBurner89 visited on 12th Aug 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Definitely one of the most beautiful megalithic tombs I have visited so far. Definitely worth the trip and easy to navigate too.

Tonnox visited on 20th May 2021 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4

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

SolarMegalith visited on 23rd Jul 2002 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 4

Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse
Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse submitted by Martin_L : April 1992: The chamber is situated some meters northeast of barrow's centre. It is a hexagonal dolmen chamber with short passage (Typ IV) covered by an enormous capstone. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Langdysse (Chambered Long Barrow) near Ålborg

Troldkirken (Church of trolls // Troll`s church) is a truly magnificent long dolmen (Danish: Langdysse) in North Jutland. It is one of Jutland`s most famous megalithic monuments.
The tomb was built on a hilltop ca. 15 km west Ålborg 1km NE of Sønderholm. From the site you have a splendid view over Limfjorden and parts of Himmerland.
The rectangular barrow of the long dolmen is approximately 50m long and 7m wide. Despite some erosion barrow's height is still appr. 1m. Orientation is NE-SW. The barrow is surrounded by 47 kerbstones. Some of them are still in situ, others were moved out of place when the earthwork eroded in the course of the time. The one at the northeastern end of the barrow is the largest at a visible height of appr. 2,5m.
The chamber is situated some meters northeast of barrow`s centre. It is a large hexagonal dolmen chamber with short passage (Typ IV) covered by an enormous capstone.

Access was easy in 1990, it is only a short walk uphill. The site itself is a landmark and cannot be missed. It is marked on most maps and signposted.

Reference:
Ebbesen, Klaus, Danske dysser – Danish Dolmens, Attika, København 2007, p.199, Pl. 177B


More information at www.kulturarv.dk: Danish Sites and Monuments Record: 120511-2
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Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse
Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse submitted by Martin_L : Oil painting i made in April 2023. The depicted chamber indeed is Troldkirken, but i invented the standing kerbstone to the left. (4 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse
Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse submitted by 43559959 : A special site in the middle of Denmark seen from the inside looking up (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse
Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse submitted by JorgenHansen : Site in Nordjylland Denmark (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse
Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse submitted by Flickr : Troldkirken Site in Ålborg Denmark Akvarel af langhøj med kammer. Malet af J. Kornerup. Fra Troldkirken, Sønderholm sogn. Image copyright: Nationalmuseet (Nationalmuseet - National Museum of Denmark), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse
Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse submitted by Martin_L : Site in North Jutland (Nordjylland) Denmark The chamber is situated some meters northeast of barrow`s centre. It is a hexagonal dolmen chamber with short passage (Typ IV) covered by an enormous capstone [1990].

Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse
Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse submitted by Tonnox : Troldkirken. Foto maj 2021

Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse
Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse submitted by Tonnox

Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse
Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse submitted by SolarMegalith : Site in Ålborg Denmark. Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse - a long mound with megalithic burial chamber (photo taken on July 2002).

Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse
Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse submitted by SolarMegalith : Site in Ålborg Denmark. Memories ... Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse and me (photo taken on July 2002).

Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse
Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse submitted by 43559959 : A beautiful day at Troldkirken site.

Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse
Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse submitted by Tonnox : Troldkirken. Foto maj 2021

Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse
Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse submitted by Tonnox

Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse
Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse submitted by Tonnox

Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse
Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse submitted by Tonnox

Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse
Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse submitted by Tonnox

Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse
Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse submitted by Tonnox

Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse
Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse submitted by Tonnox

Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse
Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse submitted by Tonnox

Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse
Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse submitted by Tonnox

Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse
Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse submitted by Tonnox

Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse
Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse submitted by Johnpeter : Site in Nordjylland Denmark

Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse
Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse submitted by Flickr : Troldkirken Site in Ålborg Denmark Troldkirken er en gammel langdysse i nærheden af Sønderholm. Læs mere her: www.troldkirken.dk/Undersider/stendyssen.html Image copyright: Peter Rinder (Peter Rinder), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse
Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse submitted by Martin_L : Site in North Jutland (Nordjylland) From the site you have a splendid view over Limfjorden and parts of Himmerland [1990].

Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse
Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse submitted by Martin_L : Site in North Jutland (Nordjylland) The chamber is situated some meters northeast of barrow`s centre. It is a hexagonal dolmen chamber with short passage (Typ IV) covered by an enormous capstone [1990].

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Re: Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse by Anonymous on Monday, 05 August 2013
Vor zwei Wochen fanden wir die Troldkirke völlig verwahrlost: Einige Umrandungssteine sind den Hügel hinuntergerollt und das Terrain war hoch mit Unkraut bewachsen. Unmöglich! Wer ist dafür verantwortlich?
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