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Thuroe Vaskested is a preserved relic consisting in a spring, a flat stone and a groove all the way to the beach. Open all day....

A 3 m. long and 2 m broad stone with 105 bowlmarks, 4-6 cm. in diametre. The bowlmarks are some of the most frequent sacredmarks, probably fertilitymarks. Open all day....

One of the biggest castle mounds in Denmark. The castle was burned down in 1543 by the citizens of Svendborg. Today only a few remains of the ruin are left in a big, fenced sheeparea. On Viebaeltegaar...

The passage graves by Stenstrup. Excavated twin burial chamber.
Each chamber is 6m deep an almost 3m wide....

Experience the Viking Settlement in Sebbersund – a fascinating insight into the Viking Age. By Sebbersund – close to Nibe and Aalborg, you will find what used to be one of the largest trading posts du...

One of the most beautiful long barrows in the country is situated on a small hill by the fiord, and is by locals called Troldkirken (the troll church). The long barrow is from the Neolithic Stone Age ...

At Lindholm Høje, archeologists have found several burial sites and settlements originating from both the Germanic Iron Age and the Viking Age, two very important eras in Danish history.
Due to sand d...

Nørre Hedegård is an unusually well-preserved village from the Iron Age, which in a period of 700 years has been situated on a hill by the large sport and event centre Gigantium. The oldest traces fro...

Of all known Viking castles Aggersborg
is without a doubt the biggest. It was built by Harald Blåtand in 980-81. The location was chosen because it overlooked the most narrow passage of the Limfjord.
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Borremosefæstning - VesthimmerlandSome of the ruins were used as a place of refuge for the Cimbrians and were constructed in The Bronze Age and used as such up until approximatel...

An intact stone coffin from 2500 B.C. from a period in time, where people were buried in a single grave, instead of in traditional mass graves.The internal measures of the coffin. Length: 3,9 met...

The greek historian Strabo tells that the Cimbri held in high esteern magnificent chariots and enormous metal cauldrons preferably made of silver. The discovery in 1891 of a magnificient silver cauldr...

Østerbølle Oldtidsboplads: Prehistoric settlement, only ruins left, orginally a Iron Age village with 16 houses and 3 outhouses....

Hald Ruin is one of the famous places to visit in the Viborg region, and many know and enjoy the beautiful view over Hald Sø (Lake) from the tower.It is t...

Jættestue (passage grave)The chamber of the passage grave is built up of 10 supporting stones and 3 cap stones and has a 4 metre long narrow passageway leading east, with a cap stone ...

Kardyb is Denmark's longest long barrow (185 m). Long barrows are burial grounds from the early neolithic period. They were built approx. 5-6000 years ago. A l...

Borum Eshøj
North west from Aarhus on a windy hill lies the grave mound "Borum Eshøj". Today only a smaller part is left but it used to be one of the largest bronze age barrows in Denmark.
 
Excavatio...

In connection with parcelling out sites for industry in 1980, Haderslev Museum examined the area more closely, due to several burial mounds there being ploughed up. The largest was found to ...

Immervad Bridge is situated in the northern part of the municipality. The present granite bridge was carved out of an erratic boulder, carried here during the Ice Age. The original brid...

Eliselund Barrow is situated in Hostrupskov on the south side of Aabenraa Fjord. A round barrow, 12-14 meters in diameter and with a well-preserved stone edging....

One of the two remaining south Jutlandic runic stones - the Haerulf Stone - dating from the year 900. It is one of the oldest in Denmark. A German prince removed the stone to Potsdam, n...

Myrpold is a 3 meter long burial chamber, built of 10 stones, with 2 huge stone blocks, forming a roof. Myrpold, which was unearthed in 1888, contained no less than 10 skeletons lying in 5 l...

Urnehoved is located on a Military Road south of Aabenraa.This is reputed to be the location of the ancient Council of Southern Jutland. A memorial grove commemorates the events which t...

In Hjelm Forest, there is a small elevation by Hessel Stream known as the " Kings Rise". It said that King Valdemar Sejr sailed to this place after his crusade in Estonia in 1219, on his way...

The Kitchen MiddenDuring centuries remnants of meals, leavings etc. were left on the same spot. This formation of a kitchen midden was not uniform and gradual, but rather an...

The Stone Establishment in MyrhøjThe stone establishment is presumed to have been built in the Bronze Age – roughly 1000 BC.It is not known what the stone setting has been used f...

When the monks started building the Monastery of Vitskøl in the 12th Century it was meant to be the largest church in Scandinavia and one of the biggest in Northern Europe at the time.

The work start...

Barrows in Varnaes Tykke - on Varnaesvig, at the entrance to Aabenraa Fjord. In the middle of the small forest of Varnaes Tykke lies a long barrow of 48 meters.In the northwest part of ...