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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Sønderholm Troldkirken Langdysse Alternative Name: DKC 120511.2Country: Denmark County: Nordjylland Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Ålborg Nearest Village: Sønderholm
Latitude: 57.008210N Longitude: 9.750810E
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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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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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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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
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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
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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