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This big boulder of Rokkestenen
Keldshøj
is located at the top of the burial
chamber in a long dolmen, out in a field
near Ring 2, west of Hillerød, at the
Hillerød South exit. The dolmen itself
is now known as the Rokkestenen,
"Rocking Stone", and measures 36 times
17 meters. It was formerly called Kong
Kelds Høj, and since the stone can no
longer rock, you should probably go back
to that name. In former times, it could
rock 22 centimetres. The tomb was built in the
Peasant Stone Age between the years 3950
- 2800 BC.
Location:
Peder Oxes Alle, 3400
Hillerød - ans a walk along the trail,
leading in a big "J" to the site.
GPS: 55°55'04.0"N 12°15'52.2"E
55.917772, 12.264493
Size: 1,1
metres high, 2,8 metres wide and 3,5 meters
long. It is 9,9 metres in
circumference.
Meaning of the
name: It is called the rocking
stone, as it could rock many years ago,
when the tomb was excavated. There are
several rocking stones on the islands,
and I have added the tombs old name:
Kong Kelds Høj; The hill of king Keld.
Material:
Large grained gray Granite with large
red garnets.
Origin: ?
Legend: A king
let the bull pull it into place. The
rope made the furrow in the stone.
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