Passage tomb (passage grave)The Copper Age
Klangdys
DatedEst. 3500–2800 BCE
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Klangdys is a passage grave of the Neolithic Northern Group of the Funnel Beaker culture, in Krogstrup parish, Frederikssund Municipality, Denmark. It is a protected ancient monument, dated by typological estimate to between 3500 and 2800 BCE.
The trapezoidal chamber has nine wall stones and a passage 3.7 m long. Dry-stone walling was recorded between the wall stones, and flint axes were reported from the chamber in 1873.
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Klangdys
The grave lies on the south-eastern edge of Krogstrup, in the angle between the roads Kyndbyvej and Krogstrupvej.
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The grave lies on the south-eastern edge of Krogstrup, in the angle between the roads Kyndbyvej and Krogstrupvej. The grave Kong Dyves Sten lies about 650 m to the north-west, and there are, or were, numerous other megalithic tombs in the surroundings.
DescriptionSources for this section
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The mound is round, and its original diameter cannot be determined. It is enclosed by a ring of boulders, possibly modern, with a diameter of 8 to 10 m.
The chamber is classed as a passage grave. It is oriented north-east to south-west and has a trapezoidal plan, about 3.9 m long and about 1.8 m wide. It consists of nine wall stones, and only one of the capstones survives. Dry-stone walling was recorded in the gaps between the wall stones. The entrance is in the middle of the south-eastern long side, and in front of it lies a passage oriented north-west to south-east, 3.7 m long and between 0.6 m and 0.7 m wide. Four wall stones and one capstone of the passage survive.
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According to the report of 1873, the father of the landowner of that time had found several flint axes in the burial chamber.
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Staff of the National Museum of Denmark documented the site in 1873 and 1942, and staff of the Forest and Nature Agency carried out a further documentation in 1989.
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In Denmark and Sweden the passage grave is the grandest form of the Funnel Beaker culture's megalithic tombs. Passage graves are one of the main types of Nordic megalith architecture, which emerged mainly between 3500 and 2800 BCE.
Tradition and region
About this kind of monument
Scandinavian passage graves
In Denmark and Sweden the passage grave is the grandest form of the Funnel Beaker culture's megalithic tombs. A passage grave has a chamber under a mound, entered by a long passage of large stones. Nordic megalith architecture, the style of Scandinavia and northern Germany, emerged mainly between 3500 and 2800 BCE, and passage graves are one of its main types alongside dolmens, long barrows and stone cists.
Kong Asgers Høj on the Danish island of Møn is one of the best known. Its chamber is 10 metres long and 2 metres wide, with a passage 7.5 metres long. This kind of grave is found primarily in Denmark, Germany and Scandinavia, and only occasionally in France and the Netherlands. The tomb is structurally untouched since ancient times, though it may have been cleared at some time, and it was reused for secondary burial in the Corded Ware period. Passage graves were often used for generations. At Frälsegården in Sweden, genetic analysis of several dozen buried individuals suggests that the dead were largely male descendants of one ancestor, with women who had married in from outside, so such a tomb could belong to an extended family.
The passage grave tradition is thought to have originated in Brittany and been spread to other regions by colonists, a view found in the wider literature but one that remains debated.
Dating of Scandinavian tombs relies on the pottery of the Funnel Beaker culture and on radiocarbon dates from bone.
When visiting, look at the size of the capstones over the chamber, the kerbstones around the mound, and the line of the passage.
Paraphrased from Wikipedia: Passage grave, Wikipedia: Nordic megalith architecture, Wikipedia: Funnel beaker culture, Wikipedia: Kong Asgers Høj · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Dated moments in the story
- 1873
In den Jahren 1873 und 1942 führten Mitarbeiter des Dänischen Nationalmuseums Dokumentationen der Fundstelle durch.
Source - 1873
Es sind noch vier Wandsteine und ein Deckstein des Gangs erhalten. Nach dem Bericht von 1873 hatte der Vater des damaligen Grundstücksbesitzers in der Grabkammer mehrere Feuerstein-Beile gefunden.
Source - 1989
Eine weitere Dokumentation erfolgte 1989 durch Mitarbeiter der Forst- und Naturbehörde.
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Dates
Est. 3500–2800 BCEHow this date was established: Type comparisonTypical range for passage tombs in Denmark; this site has not been dated itself. Danish passage graves belong to the Nordic megalith tradition which emerged predominantly between 3500 and 2800 BC.Source for this date
Where it stands
Denmark
The pin marks the monument itself — its exact point.
- Coordinates
- 55°47′10″ N, 11°57′49″ EFor a GPS or map app: 55.78605, 11.96352
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Nearby
The closest sites in the Atlas, by straight line.
- Megalithic mound (tumulus with integral stones)Sobakkeskoven3500–500 BCE
- Megalithic mound (tumulus with integral stones)Lakkedysbakke3500–500 BCE
- Megalithic mound (tumulus with integral stones)Ordrup Marker3500–500 BCE
- Megalithic mound (tumulus with integral stones)Krogstrup3500–500 BCE
- Megalithic mound (tumulus with integral stones)Tranebjærgbakke3500–500 BCE
- Megalithic mound (tumulus with integral stones)Julianehøj3500–500 BCE
- DolmenKong Dyves Sten3500–2800 BCE
- Megalithic mound (tumulus with integral stones)Kristians Høj3500–500 BCE
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