In Denmark
Burial cairns in Denmark
46 recorded sites of this type, from national heritage registers and community contributions.
A grave marked by a heap of stones rather than earth, common on rocky coasts and headlands where soil is thin.
Most are dated to the Late Iron Age – Viking Age.
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The best-known and most distinctive places in this area.
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Burial cairn, Egen
Late Iron Age – Viking Age · Egen, Sønderborg, DK→
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Burial cairn, Østerlarsker
Late Iron Age – Viking Age · Østerlarsker, Bornholm, DK→
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Burial cairn, Aaker
Viking Age · Aaker, Bornholm, DK→
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Burial cairn, Bodilsker
Late Iron Age – Viking Age · Bodilsker, Bornholm, DK→
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Burial cairn, Egen
Late Iron Age – Viking Age · Egen, Sønderborg, DK→
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Burial cairn, Egen
Late Iron Age – Viking Age · Egen, Sønderborg, DK→
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Burial cairn, Egen
Late Iron Age – Viking Age · Egen, Sønderborg, DK→
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Burial cairn, Egen
Late Iron Age – Viking Age · Egen, Sønderborg, DK→
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Burial cairn, Egen
Late Iron Age – Viking Age · Egen, Sønderborg, DK→
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Burial cairn, Egen
Late Iron Age – Viking Age · Egen, Sønderborg, DK→
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Burial cairn, Egen
Late Iron Age – Viking Age · Egen, Sønderborg, DK→
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Burial cairn, Egen
Late Iron Age – Viking Age · Egen, Sønderborg, DK→