Mastehøj (Burial Mound)

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Mastehøj is an ancient burial mound dating either from the Stone Age or Bronze Age. The mound sits in a field on the northern outskirts of Roskilde, Denmark. The mound is open to the public and is an easy to access site. The top of the mound has been damaged and a medium sized depression on the top of the mound where a possible stone burial chamber or some form of stone coffin would have been. Two small stones are found within the depression.

Small stones are seen placed around the edge of the mound. A couple of bigger stones are seen about 2 metres to the north of the mound and these could have been used to form a now destroyed burial chamber placed within the mound where the depression is today.
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Looking at the despression.
The back of the mound.
More of the larger stones.
The mound seen from a distance. It is clearly visible in the flat landskab.
A closer look at the mound.
The depression is seen here.
Some of the larger stones found nearby.
Another view of the back of the mound.
The mound seen from a distance.
One of the kerbstones.
Close up of the mound.
More kerbstones.
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