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Burial cairn, Egen

Late Iron Age – Viking AgeEgen, Sønderborg, DK
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Burial cairn in Egen parish, Sønderborg Municipality, recorded in Fund og Fortidsminder, Denmark's national register, as locality 230101-93 (system no. 86523). Monuments dated 375–1066: 1 × Burial cairn, 1 × Cremation patch. Protection text (Danish): Matr.: Nørreskov, afd.90 (art.nr.1, pcl.30/4, kortbl.6) Gruppe af småhøje og stenlægninger over et areal af ca. 100 x 150 m (som bør arealfredes). (Glob har, iflg. Raben, foretaget en opmåling af arealet med alle småhøje og stenlægninger på).
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Burial cairn

A grave marked by a heap of stones rather than earth, common on rocky coasts and headlands where soil is thin.

What is a “Gravrøys”?

A burial cairn: a grave covered by a heap of stones rather than earth, common along the coast where soil is thin.

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