{"id":1998,"date":"2021-07-21T18:22:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T22:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/?page_id=1998"},"modified":"2021-07-23T18:40:33","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T22:40:33","slug":"skegriedosen-passage-tomb-trelleborg-municipality-skane-sweden","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/passage-tombs\/skegriedosen-passage-tomb-trelleborg-municipality-skane-sweden\/","title":{"rendered":"Skegried\u00f6sen Passage Tomb, Trelleborg Municipality, Sk\u00e5ne , Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skegriedo\u0308senP1010236.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1999\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skegriedo\u0308senP1010236.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2038\" height=\"1358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skegriedo\u0308senP1010236.jpg 2038w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skegriedo\u0308senP1010236-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skegriedo\u0308senP1010236-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skegriedo\u0308senP1010236-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skegriedo\u0308senP1010236-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2038px) 100vw, 2038px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This passage burial dates to about about 3000 B.C.E. and is thought to be one of the oldest in Sweden. The layout is a cairn in the center with a large cap sitting on 4 support stones. The cairn lies within a rectangular stone circle consisting of 17 stones. These may have originally been kerbs around a long barrow-like mound. The structure sits on a hillock with a panoramic view all around, including of the church just across the road. The cairn&#8217;s entrance faces 200 degrees southwest, possibly sunset on Winter Solstice. Elevation is 19 Feet. 55 N 24.24&#8243;, 13 E 03.88&#8243;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skegriedo\u0308sen2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2001\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skegriedo\u0308sen2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2028\" height=\"1358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skegriedo\u0308sen2.jpg 2028w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skegriedo\u0308sen2-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skegriedo\u0308sen2-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skegriedo\u0308sen2-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skegriedo\u0308sen2-1536x1029.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2028px) 100vw, 2028px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The site&#8217;s massive cap stone, sitting on its supports. The village church is in the distance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skegriedo\u0308sen3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2004\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skegriedo\u0308sen3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2035\" height=\"1358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skegriedo\u0308sen3.jpg 2035w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skegriedo\u0308sen3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skegriedo\u0308sen3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skegriedo\u0308sen3-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Skegriedo\u0308sen3-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2035px) 100vw, 2035px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The kerbs at the southwest end of the elliptical circle.<\/p>\n<p>[previous] [next]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This passage burial dates to about about 3000 B.C.E. and is thought to be one of the oldest in Sweden. The layout is a cairn in the center with a large cap sitting on 4 support stones. The cairn lies within a rectangular stone circle consisting of 17 stones. 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