Prehistoric Monuments

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Under sidste istid for 18.000 år siden var hele Sydfyn dækket af en 1 km tyk isgletcher. Da istiden sluttede for cirka 11.700 år siden, var Danmark landfast med Sydengland og Sydsverige. Først da de store iskapper over Nordamerika og Nordskandinavien senere smeltede, steg vandstanden i verdenshavene. De lavtliggende landområder i Det Sydfynske Øhav blev oversvømmet og kun de højeste 55 øer og holme forblev oven vande.

Imponerende jættestuer

Hulbjerg Passage Grave

Experience the finest burial chamber on Langeland built 5-7000 years ago. Crawl into the darkness to see this monumental building from the Stone Age.

Jættestue in Skovtofte

Objects from the grave can be seen in the Langeland Museum in Rudkøbing.

Passage grave chamber in Kinderballe

Passage grave chamber without earth mound.

The Passage Grave Annemosehøj

Freestanding passage grave chamber in heavily plowed remnants of the original mound.

The Passage grave Myrebjerg

The graveyard is today located in cultivated land. 5,000 years ago there were at least 7-8 large stone tombs in the area.

Double passage grave in Tvede Forrest

Finds of ceramics, flint axes and cross arrows as well as amber beads

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Langdysser

Long dolmen - "the King of Humble"'s Grave

The most well-known stone tomb on Langeland. 55 meters long and 8 meters wide with 77 curb stones.

Long dolmen by Ristinge Nor

In a field just east of the Ristinge peninsula is a remarkable large stone monument from the Neolithic.

Bjerrebygaard Long dolmen

Due to its location, visible from route 305 between Simmerbølle and Tullebølle, this ancient monument is one of Langeland's most visited.

Long dolmen at Nørreballe Nor

The long barrow is 45 meters long and has a fine curb stone row.

Long dolmen in Løkkeby

Long dolmen is located on an mound, on the mound there are several beeches and oaks.

Long dolmen in Karskov

Long dolmen in Karskov with 25 standing curbstones

Long dolmen at Ormstrup

Nice long dolmen - there is no access to the place.

Long dolmen in Helletofte

The long dolmens location is right beside the water on the west coast of Langeland.

Long dolmen by Pæregård Beach

The long dolmen at Pæregård Beach is exposed close to the edge of the cliff.

Long Dolmen Kumle mound

Heavily plowed long dolmen without curb stones.

Two long dolmens by Frellesvig

By the small road Almindingen, halfway between Tranekær and Tullebølle, there are two long dolmens less than 50 meters apart on the edge of a field.

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Dyssekamre

Dolem chamber in Herslev

The large capstones is in its original place.

Dolmen chamber on Ristinge Cliff

From the highest point of the cliff you can look out over the sea in the north, south and west.

Dolmen chamber by Kædeby

The very large cover stone is overturned and rests on only 2 of 4 supporting stones.

Dolmen chamber by Ravnerydvej

In 1875, the National Museum's emissary discovered a 35 meter long and 8 meter wide long dolmen with three chambers, all of which were located across ...

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