Gantoftadösen (or Jättestugan - "giant's home") is a partially destroyed dolmen in the area of Helsingborg in Scania, Sweden. The dolmen is registered with the RAÄ as Kvistofta 14:1 and was erected between 3500 and 2800 BC by members of the Funnelbeaker culture (TBK; Swedish: Trattbägarkulturen).
| Gantoftadosen | |
|---|---|
 The dolmen in 2012 | |
 Interactive map of Gantoftadosen | |
| 55°59′3″N 12°48′28″E / 55.98417°N 12.80778°E | |
| Type | Dolmen |
| Location | Skane, Sweden |
| History | |
| Built | c. 3150 BC |
| Site notes | |
| Material | Stone |
| Height | c. 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) |
| Length | c. 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) |
| Width | c. 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in) |
The rectangular chamber was about 2.8 m long and 1.4 m wide. Three large support stones hold up a meter thick roof stone of 2.5 x 2.5 m, which is partially split in the middle. On the roof stone (Swedish: takhällen) are nine cup marks, the most common form of Nordish petroglyph.
See also
editBibliography
edit- Lars Bägerfeldt: Megalitgravarna i Sverige. Typ, tid, rum och social miljö. 2. Ed., Arkeo Förlaget, Gamleby 1992, ISBN 91-86742-45-0.
- Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politikens bog om Danmarks oldtid. Politiken, Kopenhagen 2002, ISBN 87-567-6458-8, S. 253 (= Politikens håndbøger).
- Christopher Tilley: The Dolmens and Passage graves of Sweden: An Introduction and guide. 2009
External links
edit- Gantoftadösen – Entry in the Fornsök database of the Swedish National Heritage Board (Swedish)