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<< Our Photo Pages >> Borum Eshøj - Round Barrow(s) in Denmark in Midtjylland

Submitted by Klingon on Wednesday, 21 September 2005  Page Views: 3922

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Borum Eshøj
Country: Denmark County: Midtjylland Type: Round Barrow(s)
 Nearest Village: Borum
Latitude: 56.200812N  Longitude: 9.991791E
Condition:
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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no data Access:
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4Short walk on a footpath
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Borum Eshøj submitted by Tonnox : Borum Eshøj. Burial mound. The three graves found in Borum Eshøj is the best preserved oak chests in Denmark. About 1871 the barrow was excavated and three oak coffins was discovered containing an old woman, an young man and a old man. The oak chests is dated to about 1350 BC. During the excavation most of the soil was removed. The original size was 7 x 40 meter. Now 3 meter steel strips mark... (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Borum Eshøj submitted by Tonnox : Borum Eshøj. Foto maj 2020 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Borum Eshøj submitted by Tonnox : Founds in Borum Eshøj. Reference A.P.Madsen 1872 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Borum Eshøj submitted by Tonnox : Founds in Borum Eshøj. Reference A.P. Madsen 1872 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Borum Eshøj submitted by Tonnox : Borum Eshøj. Foto maj 2020 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Borum Eshøj submitted by Tonnox

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Borum Eshøj submitted by Tonnox

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Borum Eshøj submitted by Tonnox

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Borum Eshøj submitted by Tonnox : Borum Eshøj to the left. Foto maj 2020

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Borum Eshøj submitted by Tonnox : Borum Eshøj. Foto maj 2020

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Borum Eshøj submitted by Tonnox

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Borum Eshøj submitted by Fortidsminder : Site in Århus Denmark

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Borum Eshøj submitted by Fortidsminder

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Borum Eshøj submitted by Fortidsminder

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Borum Eshøj submitted by Flickr : Kvindedragt fra Borum Eshøj Site in Århus Denmark Kvindekostume, bronzealder. Borum Eshøj, grav C, Borum sogn, Framlev herred, Århus amt. Akvarel af Magnus Petersen 1871. Image copyright: Nationalmuseet (Nationalmuseet - National Museum of Denmark), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Borum Eshøj submitted by Flickr : Udgravningen af Borum Eshøj Site in Århus Denmark Akvarel af Magnus Petersen. Borum Eshøj, kisten under udgravning i højens midte, d. 17 sept. 1875. Borum sogn, Framlev Herred. Image copyright: Nationalmuseet (Nationalmuseet - National Museum of Denmark), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Re: Borum Eshøj by Tonnox on Wednesday, 07 April 2021
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More information: Danish Sites and Monuments Record:150101-12


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Re: Borum Eshøj by Andy B on Monday, 01 October 2012
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Borum Eshøj Forging Identities Project Field-School with replica long house
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