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Denghoog is a Neolithic passage grave dating from around 3000 BC on the northern edge of Wenningstedt-Braderup on the Germany, German island of Sylt. The name Denghoog derives from the Söl'ring ''Deng'' (Thing (assembly), Thing) and ''Hoog'' (Hill). Design and construction Denghoog is an artificial hill created in the 4th millennium BC on top of a passage grave. The hill today has a height of around 3.5 metres and a diameter at the base of around 32 metres. The internal chamber is ellipsoid, measuring about 5 metres by 3 metres. Its roof is supported by twelve large boulders. The space between them is covered by dry stone, dry stone walls made up of so-called ''Zwickelsteine''. Three huge boulders, weighing around 20 metric tons each, form the roof of about 75 cm thickness. These stones are glacial erratics, carried here in the ice age from Scandinavia. The spaces between the roof stones are also filled with dry stone walling. A layer of firm blue clay, brought here from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wenningstedt
Wenningstedt-Braderup (Söl'ring: Woningstair-Brääderep, da, Venningsted-Brarup) is a municipality and seaside resort on the island of Sylt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is located north of the town of Westerland, Germany, Westerland and is part of the ''Amt (country subdivision), Amt'' Landschaft Sylt. The local economy is dominated by tourism. Etymology The name Wenningstedt likely means '"homestead of the people of Winni". Braderup probably means "village on the slope". History Tradition holds that in the 5th and 6th century the Angles and Saxons led by Hengist and Horsa sailed from here to conquer England. Reportedly, their raiding party set sail from a harbour in Frisia called ''Wynningstede''. However, this is unproven and even if true, due to coastal erosion, the place they could have sailed from is now located more than 2 kilometres west of the current beach, in the North Sea. According to another tradition, a few hundred metres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
