 The dolmen in 2012 | |
  Harhoog Location in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| Location | Sylt,Schleswig-Holstein,Germany |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 54°53′27″N8°22′57″E / 54.8907°N 8.3826°E /54.8907; 8.3826 |
| Type | Dolmen |
| History | |
| Material | Stone |
| Founded | c. 3000 BC |
| Periods | Neolithic |
| Site notes | |
| Discovered | 1925 |
| Public access | Yes |
TheHarhoog is adolmen, a rectangularmegalithic tomb from theFunnelbeaker culture, located nearKeitum on the island ofSylt inSchleswig-Holstein,Germany.[1] Discovered in 1925, it was moved to the present site in 1954 when a new airport was developed.
The megalithic Harhoog burial chambers were originally located near the mud-flats between Keitum andTinnum. The stones were moved to the area near theTipkenhoog on the coast near Keitum in 1954,[2] whenSylt Airport was under development.[3]: 147
The chambers contain parallel and transverse sections.
The graves at Harhoog are dated to theNeolithic and belonged to ancient settlements of the island'sFunnelbeaker culture, probably around 3000 BC. There were once around 600 of them but today only about half of them still exist.[4]
The megalithic tombs are built with large, rough stone slabs (one or more) which are arranged in different patterns. Harhoog dolmen is anextended dolmen, underErnst Sprockhoff's six-category classification; the other five types aresimple dolmen,great dolmen,passage grave,long barrows (without a burial chamber) andcist.
Harhhog was discovered in 1925 during excavations of earth for the construction of theHindenburgdamm, but was only inspected archaeologically in 1936.[3]: 148
54°53′27″N8°22′57″E / 54.8907°N 8.3826°E /54.8907; 8.3826