Ringelshøj long dolmen

The long dolmen is an early Neolithic burial monument, 60 metres long and 12 metres wide. The construction of this long dolmen required considerable resources and a well-organised community.

The construction of the mounds, with huge stones arranged in kerb stones and chambers, was carried out 5,500 years before the invention of the tractor. It is estimated that a monument like Ringelshøj took at least 10,000 hours of work.

Today the landsvape is almost free of large stones, but in the Neolithic period granite boulders could be found across Denmark, left behind by the glaciers of the Ice Age.

6 km walk with traces from the past

1. Stone-built grave (dated 3950-501 BC). The grave was registered in 1948, but not restored.
2. Disrupted Dolmen from the Stone Age. Many of the 24 kerb stones have fallen over. In the chamber are 5 supporting stones (only the tops are visible).
3. Pæregård Longdolmen is beautifully - but endangered located on the cliff close to the water.
4. The Mound of King Renes on Pæregårdsvej is a burial mound from the Neolithic Age with two dolmen chambers. Read more on the sign at the dolmen.
5. Birkemose Long Barrow is dated 3950 - 2801 BC.
6. The two long dolmens at Almindingen are located in a field less than 50 metres apart.
7. Pæregård Beach with a picnic table and a shelter.

The forests are privately owned and only accessible by foot from sunrise to sunset. No driving in the forest.