Rishøj Jættestue (Passage Grave)

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Note: even though the site megalith.co.uk has this site listed as a long barrow it is, in fact, a passage grave.

Rishøj Jættestue is a passage grave dating back to the Neolithic era located on the Danish island of Zealand. The tomb sits on a tall piece of land in the middle of a field. The tomb is the rarest type of Neolithic construction in Denmark as it is a passage grave with three passages leading into three separate burial chambers - only about 10 types of this tomb remain in Denmark today.

All three passages and chambers are still partially buried and are therefore not enterable. The large capstones covering the passages and chambers are visible from the ground as the top of the mound has been destroyed by ploughing and erosion throughout the years and now greatly exposing the capstones.
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The capstones of the passage leading into chamber #2.
One of the large capstones of chamber #2.
Capstones seen from two of the chambers.
Capstones of chamber #1 seen here. The passage leading into the chamber is seen in front of it.
Chamber #1 seen to the left, chamber #2 in the background where the tree is and chamber #3 seen to the right.
Capstones of chamber #2. The passage leading into the chamber is on the other side.
Capstones belonging to chamber #1.
Closer look at the capstones of chamber #1.
The remains of chamber #3. The passage leading into the chamber is seen where the fallen tree is.
A large tree growing through chamber #2.
All three chambers are seen here. Chamber #1 on the left, chamber #2 on the right and chamber #3 in the centre.
Chamber #3 seen in the centre of the picture with chamber #2 in the background. The passage leading into chamber #3 is seen at the bottom right of the picture.
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