Jarlsdösen

The Jarlsdösen (also known as Kycklinghönan) is a dolmen situated on a hill approximately in the northwest of Järrestad, Sweden.

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Jarlsdösen

The Jarlsdösen (also known as Kycklinghönan) is a dolmen situated on a hill approximately in the northwest of Järrestad, Sweden.

The Jarlsdösen (also known as Kycklinghönan) is a dolmen situated on a hill approximately 14.5 meters in diameter along Stendalavägen in the northwest of Järrestad, west of Simrishamn in Scania, Sweden.

The chamber of the polygonal dolmen is nearly circular and has a diameter of about 3.0 meters. It consists of seven supporting stones and a capstone rising to a height of up to 2.5 meters. The supporting stones are 0.85–1.3 meters in height, 0.6–1.4 meters in width, and 0.6–1.0 meters in thickness. The capstone measures about 3.0 × 2.5 meters and is 1.0 meter thick. A stone is missing in the west, and in its place, some stones measuring 0.2–0.4 meters are lying on the ground.

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The Jarlsdösen (also known as Kycklinghönan) is a dolmen situated on a hill approximately 14.5 meters in diameter along Stendalavägen in the northwest of Järrestad, west of Simrishamn in Scania, Sweden.

The chamber of the polygonal dolmen is nearly circular and has a diameter of about 3.0 meters. It consists of seven supporting stones and a capstone rising to a height of up to 2.5 meters. The supporting stones are 0.85–1.3 meters in height, 0.6–1.4 meters in width, and 0.6–1.0 meters in thickness. The capstone measures about 3.0 × 2.5 meters and is 1.0 meter thick. A stone is missing in the west, and in its place, some stones measuring 0.2–0.4 meters are lying on the ground.