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Cairn Chambers

Cairn Chambers are round barrows where the covering mound has been removed or has naturally disintegrated. The chambers are usually made out of 3-4 pillar stones and one cover stone and were used for a single burial.

Fanefjord Dysse

The cairn chamber lies north of Grøn Jægers Høj or better known as Grønsalen, on a field east of Fanefjord Church near Vollerup. It is a well preserved cairn with three pillar stones, a lower brink stones and a large cover stone. The mound as well as the border stones were removed during the last century.
Text and Picture contributed by: Joachim Henkel

Lisebjerg Dysse

Another beautiful cairn is standing near Ålebæksgård on the slope of the Lisebjerg hill. It has a rectangular burial chamber which has been lying there with its cover-stone set aside for many years. When the cover-stone was moved back in place closer inspection revealed lots of prehistoric items in the grave.
Additional text and Photo contributed by J.Henkel

Råby Dysse

West of Råbymagle, north of the way to Råbylille, there is a large cairn with massive pillar stones and a large domed cover stone.

Originally this was a long barrow, people tell about two rows of stones in relation to this grave but they have been removed.
This cairn is Møns largets stand-alone cairn. Its size and its exposed position makes it a real landmark, which can be seen from far distances.

Additional text contributed by Joachim Henkel

Sømarkedyssen

This is a quite interesting mound with more than one function. It was not only a burial chamber but was also used for more magical purposes.

Besides its gigantic cover-stone over the big octagonal chamber, it has about 200 cup-shaped holes scooped out on the cover-stone of the entrance. These holes are believed to be sacred magical signs in a fertility-cult active in the Bronze Age.

Sømarkedyssen is situated near Magleby on the eastern part of Møn.

Sprove Dysse

About 100 meters to the south of Kong Asgers Høj near Stenagergård you will find an well preserved burial mound with 7 base-stones, 2 coverstones with similar cup-shaped holes as on Sømarkedyssen, a small entrance and 35 big stones around the mound.
Text added by Joachim Henkel

Sprove - Røddinge

This burial mound is situated in an almost inaccessible hedgerow between Sprove and Røddinge Husrække. A large coverstone lies on a burial chamber in the ground and a few border stones surrounds the small mound.
Additional text contributed by Joachim Henkel

Røddinge - Store Lind

On the roadside between Røddinge and Store lind lies one of Møn´s smallest graves. There is just one coverstone left, lying on a burial chamber in the ground. This is probably one of the graves which have been raided to collect the stones for the fake Long barrow in Marienborg Park
Additional text contributed by J.Henkel

Vollerup

Ellenæs Hage, Bogø

Fanefjord Dysse Møn
Fanefjord Dysse Møn Joachim Henkel
Fanefjord Dysse Møn
Fanefjord Dysse Møn Joachim Henkel
Lisebjerg Dysse
Lisebjerg Dysse Joachim Henkel
Råby Dysse Joachim Henkel
Råby Dysse Joachim Henkel
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Picture taken from the book:"Af Møns Historie" by F.Bojsen from 1905.
Sømarke Dysse, Møn, 2008
Sømarke Dysse Joachim Henkel 2008
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Picture taken from the book:"Af Møns Historie" by F.Bojsen from 1905.
Sprove Dysse, 2008, Møn
Sprove Dysse Joachim Henkel
Sprove Dysse, Tørmuren, 2008, Møn
The dry-wall in Sprove Dysse Joachim Henkel
Sprove Dysse, Cairn camber, Møn, 2008
The chair chamber at Spreve Dysse Joachim Henkel
Burial mound between Sprove and Rødding
Burial mound between Sprove and Rødding Joachim Henkel
Mound at Røddinge/Store Lind
Røddinge/Store Lind Carin Chamber Joachim Henkel
Vollerup Carin Chamber
Vollerup Carin Chamber Joachim Henkel
Ellenæs Cairn Chamber
Ellenæs Cairn Chamber Joachim Henkel