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<< Our Photo Pages >> Mårhøj Jættestue - Passage Grave in Denmark in Fyn, Langeland and Islands

Submitted by holger_rix on Saturday, 19 June 2010  Page Views: 7297

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Mårhøj Jættestue Alternative Name: Moreshøj, Moseshøj, Martofte, Marehøj, Morhøj
Country: Denmark County: Fyn, Langeland and Islands Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Odense  Nearest Village: Martofte
Latitude: 55.558752N  Longitude: 10.662007E
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
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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
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Tonnox visited on 10th Apr 2023 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4

Boeddel visited on 10th Aug 2022 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4

combuijs visited on 19th Jul 2015 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Easy to find, signposted from road 315 Kerteminde to Fyns Hoved. Visible from that road too. Good parking places available. Marvellous site, well worth a detour. After leaving the 315 be sure to look also at the right side. You can clearly see the Esterhøj Jaettestue there (but not from the parking place). Weird how high the entrance is.

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

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



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.6 Ambience: 4.8 Access: 4

Mårhøj Jættestue
Mårhøj Jættestue submitted by holger_rix : One of the finest examples of the well preserved danish passage graves. The biggest tomb of the island Fyn. The beautiful passage grave Mårhøj lies on a natural hill and therefore looks extra impressive. The 10 m long and about 2 m wide tomb was excavated in 1868 by the local farm owner Sun. He found some human bones and an amber bead as the only remains of Neolithic burials. In... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Jættestue (Passage Grave) in Odense

One of the finest examples of the well preserved danish passage graves.
The biggest tomb of the island Fyn.

The beautiful passage grave Mårhøj lies on a natural hill and
therefore looks extra impressive. The 10 m long and about 2 m wide tomb
was excavated in 1868 by the local farm owner Sun.
He found some human bones and an amber bead as the only
remains of Neolithic burials.
In the corridor stood an urn with burnt bones, but it must have been
from the Late Bronze Age or perhaps the Iron Age. It was actually
supposed to mound was looped and used for backfilling.
But farm owner and his son were apparently so excited about the
megalithic tomb, they carefully took care of it, provided the entrance
with a door and let visitors borrow key without payment.

Visited in July 2011
Actually a lot of people seem to go through this tomb every day.
Seems like every average young dane just has to go to this tomb
with his little children to show them about history.

The place was filled with candles.
This is a tourist tomb as well...


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Mårhøj Jættestue
Mårhøj Jættestue submitted by krautrock : Mårhøj Jættestue July 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mårhøj Jættestue
Mårhøj Jættestue submitted by krautrock : Mårhøj Jættestue Holger inside the chamber. July 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mårhøj Jættestue
Mårhøj Jættestue submitted by holger_rix : One of the finest examples of the well preserved danish passage graves. The biggest tomb of the island Fyn. The beautiful passage grave Mårhøj lies on a natural hill and therefore looks extra impressive. The 10 m long and about 2 m wide tomb was excavated in 1868 by the local farm owner Sun. He found some human bones and an amber bead as the only remains of Neolithic burials. In... (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Mårhøj Jættestue
Mårhøj Jættestue submitted by holger_rix : The beautiful passage grave Mårhøj lies on a natural hill and therefore looks extra impressive. The 10 m long and about 2 m wide tomb was excavated in 1868 by the local farm owner Sun. He found some human bones and an amber bead as the only remains of Neolithic burials. In the corridor stood an urn with burnt bones, but it must have been from the Late Bronze Age or perhaps the Iron A... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mårhøj Jættestue
Mårhøj Jættestue submitted by holger_rix : Jættestue (Passage Grave) near Odense One of the finest examples of the well preserved danish passage graves. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mårhøj Jættestue
Mårhøj Jættestue submitted by Tonnox : Moreshøj. Pasage grave. Restored 1932,1995 and 2012. Chamber 10 x 2,2 meter. 18 orthostats and 7 capstones. Entrance 7 meter. 10 orthostats and 6 capstones. Foto april 2023 (2 comments)

Mårhøj Jættestue
Mårhøj Jættestue submitted by krautrock : Mårhøj Jættestue July 2011

Mårhøj Jættestue
Mårhøj Jættestue submitted by holger_rix : Visited in July 2011 Actually a lot of people seem to go through this tomb every day. Seems like every average young dane just has to go to this tomb with his little children to show them about history.

Mårhøj Jættestue
Mårhøj Jættestue submitted by Tonnox : Moreshøj. Foto april 2023

Mårhøj Jættestue
Mårhøj Jættestue submitted by 43559959 : Mårhøj Jættestue. Site in Odense (Fyn North) Denmark

Mårhøj Jættestue
Mårhøj Jættestue submitted by holger_rix : One of the finest examples of the well preserved danish passage graves. The biggest tomb of the island Fyn. The beautiful passage grave Mårhøj lies on a natural hill and therefore looks extra impressive. The 10 m long and about 2 m wide tomb was excavated in 1868 by the local farm owner Sun. He found some human bones and an amber bead as the only remains of Neolithic burials. In... (1 comment)

Mårhøj Jættestue
Mårhøj Jættestue submitted by Tonnox : Moreshøj. Foto april 2023

Mårhøj Jættestue
Mårhøj Jættestue submitted by Tonnox

Mårhøj Jættestue
Mårhøj Jættestue submitted by Tonnox

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Mårhøj Jættestue submitted by Tonnox

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Mårhøj Jættestue submitted by Tonnox

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Mårhøj Jættestue submitted by Tonnox

Mårhøj Jættestue
Mårhøj Jættestue submitted by Tonnox

Mårhøj Jættestue
Mårhøj Jættestue submitted by wirzroland : Site in Odense (Fyn North) Denmark Mårhøj Jættestue 09.10.2017

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Mårhøj Jættestue submitted by wirzroland

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Mårhøj Jættestue submitted by wirzroland

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Mårhøj Jættestue submitted by wirzroland

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Mårhøj Jættestue submitted by wirzroland

Mårhøj Jættestue
Mårhøj Jættestue submitted by Flickr : IMG_4472 Site in Odense (Fyn North) Denmark Mårhøj jættestue set indefra. Det 5000 år gamle gravkammer er meget imponerende Image copyright: runewulff, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Re: Mårhøj Jættestue by combuijs on Monday, 14 September 2015
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Easy to find, signposted from road 315 Kerteminde to Fyns Hoved. Visible from that road too. Good parking places available. Marvellous site, well worth a detour. After leaving the 315 be sure to look also at the right side. You can clearly see the Esterhøj Jaettestue there (but not from the parking place). Weird how high the entrance is.
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