Pengesten
DatedEst. 3500–2800 BCE
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Der Pengesten liegt im Feld nördlich vom Weiler Bladstrup und von Odense in der Nordfyns Kommune auf der dänischen Insel Fünen und ist ein Ganggrab (dänisch Jættestue). Das Ganggrab ist eine Bauform jungsteinzeitlicher Megalithanlagen, die aus einer Kammer und einem baulich abgesetzten, lateralen Gang besteht. Diese Form ist primär in Dänemark, Deutschland und Skandinavien, sowie vereinzelt in Frankreich und den Niederlanden zu finden. Der Pengesten (deutsch Geldstein) stammt aus der Jungsteinzeit etwa 3000 v. Chr. und ist eine Megalithanlage der Trichterbecherkultur (TBK).
Er hat eine Nordost-Südwest orientierte, etwa „birnenförmige“ Kammer von etwa 2,7 × 2,2 m. Sie besteht aus 10 Trag- und zwei Decksteinen, von denen aber nur derjenige über dem nordöstlichen Teil der Kammer erhalten ist. Der Gang, der sich in Richtung Südosten erstreckt, ist 3,3 m lang, 0,5 m breit und wird aus fünf Steinpaaren gebildet. Das innerste Paar ist Teil der Kammer. Kein Deckstein des Ganges ist erhalten. Alle Steine liegen frei. Nur ein kleiner Teil des Hügels ist erhalten.
Das Ganggrab ist unter Schutz gestellt.
Etwa 150 m nördlich liegt das Ganggrab Ærtesten.
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Pengesten: the whole story
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Pengesten is a passage tomb, or passage grave, in a field north of the settlement of Bladstrup and Odense in Nordfyns Kommune on the Danish island of Fünen. The monument is also known by the German name Geldstein and belongs to the Trichterbecherkultur (TBK). It dates from the late Neolithic, around 3000 v. Chr.
The chamber is oriented northeast to southwest and has a pear-shaped form measuring about 2,7 × 2,2 m. It was built with 10 support stones and two capstones, although only the capstone over the northeastern part of the chamber survives. The passage extends southeast and is 3,3 m long and 0,5 m wide, with five pairs of stones; the innermost pair forms part of the chamber.
No passage capstones remain. All the stones are exposed, and only a small part of the mound has been preserved. The passage tomb is protected. About 150 m north stands another passage grave, Ærtesten.
Pengesten is dated typologically to 3500 BCE to 2800 BCE. Passage graves are a major form of Nordic megalithic architecture, a tradition found mainly in Denmark, Germany and Scandinavia, and occasionally in France and the Netherlands. This type of grave generally consists of a chamber beneath a mound reached through a long stone passage; dolmens, long barrows and stone cists are other related forms.
No English Wikipedia article exists for it; the full text below is the German article "Pengesten", shown in the original language.
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- Wikipedia (German): PengestenCC BY-SA 4.0
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- Wikipedia (German): PengestenCC BY-SA 4.0
Pengesten is a passage tomb (passage grave) in Nordfyn Municipality, Denmark. Wikidata describes it as: ancient monument in Nordfyn Municipality (5376). A typological estimate: 3500 BCE to 2800 BCE. No English Wikipedia article exists for it; the full text below is the German article "Pengesten", shown in the original language.
How this page was madeSources for this section
- Wikipedia (German): PengestenCC BY-SA 4.0
Sources for this section
- Wikipedia (German): PengestenCC BY-SA 4.0
The summary at the top of this page was written by MiniMax-M3 (2026-11-08) from the cited Wikipedia article “Pengesten”, translated from German. The numbers in it were checked automatically against the source text. The rest of the page is the article itself, the structured records and computed distances.
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
- 3000 BCE
Der Pengesten (deutsch Geldstein) stammt aus der Jungsteinzeit etwa 3000 v. Chr. und ist eine Megalithanlage der Trichterbecherkultur (TBK).
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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
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- Coordinates
- 55°30′51″ N, 10°20′13″ EFor a GPS or map app: 55.51411, 10.33683
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Nearby
The closest sites in the Atlas, by straight line.
Kappendrup Kirke3500–2800 BCE- Megalithic mound (tumulus with integral stones)Rævehøjene3500–500 BCE
Glavendrup1000 BCE–1000 CE- Megalithic mound (tumulus with integral stones)Thorhøj3500–500 BCE
- Passage tomb (passage grave)Gåsesten3500–2800 BCE
- Passage tomb (passage grave)Skamby Jættestue3500–2800 BCE
- Megalithic mound (tumulus with integral stones)Norup3500–500 BCE
Stensby Dolmen3500–2800 BCE
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- 01Wikidata Q30109977wikidata.org
- 02Source for this dateen.wikipedia.org
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