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Remains of a Long Barrow, 1 x 11 x 22 m (west-northwest east-southeast).
4 m from the west north-west end lies an excavated chamber, rectangular
and built of four stones. A classic dolmen.
Chambers internal dimensions 1 x 1.50 m.
6 m from east-southeast end is a larger stone approx. 1.25 x 1.25 m high and 0.6 m thick.

The dolmen has been restored in 1942 by Raben and Raklev.
They have put
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Remains of a Long Barrow, 1 x 11 x 22 m (west-northwest east-southeast).
4 m from the west north-west end lies an excavated chamber, rectangular
and built of four stones. A classic dolmen.
Chambers internal dimensions 1 x 1.50 m.
6 m from east-southeast end is a larger stone approx. 1.25 x 1.25 m high and 0.6 m thick.

The dolmen has been restored in 1942 by Raben and Raklev.
They have put back one of the uprights that had been splitted into two,
and also placed the before fallen capstone back on top.

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