Burial cairn, Østerlarsker
Late Iron Age – Viking AgeØsterlarsker, Bornholm, DK
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Burial cairn in Østerlarsker parish, Bornholm Municipality, recorded in Fund og Fortidsminder, Denmark's national register, as locality 060405-108 (system no. 123499). Monuments dated 375–1066: 4 × Burial cairn, 2 × Stone cist grave, 6 × Inhumation grave, 1 × Cremation patch, 1 × Stenlægning/Stensamling.
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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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