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Runddysse (Burial Chamber) near Faaborg (Fyn)

Dolmen, free-standing, oriented E-W.
Set with two carrying stones in N and also two in S;
one smaller stone seen in the east, a threshold stone.
Carrying stones missing in the W-end, where the chamber is thus completely
exposed.
On the big capstone a few cupmarks and a series of split grooves.
Inner chamber preserved size: 2.5 x 1.3 m., height
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Runddysse (Burial Chamber) near Faaborg (Fyn)

Dolmen, free-standing, oriented E-W.
Set with two carrying stones in N and also two in S;
one smaller stone seen in the east, a threshold stone.
Carrying stones missing in the W-end, where the chamber is thus completely
exposed.
On the big capstone a few cupmarks and a series of split grooves.
Inner chamber preserved size: 2.5 x 1.3 m., height approx. 1 m.
In the pasture. Used as a shelter of animals.
Overlooking the bay toward Faaborg.

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