Ancient monuments and burial mounds on North Funen
North Funen has been a well-populated area for thousands of years, and you can see it in the countryside, where there are many burial mounds and other exciting monuments of our past. Find the most beautiful monuments and look up how to get there!
Nordfyn’s past is right there in front of you - in the large burial mounds, passage graves and dolmens. And don’t forget Glavendrup, which has both Bronze Age burial mounds and a Viking Age ship setting. Nordfyn has been fertile farmland for thousands of years, and until the large land-reclamation projects from the 1700s, big parts of Nordfyn were closer to the sea and fjord than they are today.
That’s why there are still more than 40 burial mounds and other ancient monuments left in the Nordfyn landscape. Many old houses and manor estates on Nordfyn were also built using stones from these sites. Back then, the monuments weren’t protected, so farmers and landowners reused stones from ancient tombs in their own buildings. When you go for a walk in Nordfyn’s forests, you can also spot burial mounds.
Here you’ll find a list of some of the burial mounds and other monuments that are easiest to visit.
Find the burial mounds of North Funen!
Finshøj - Round barrow near Nørre Højrup
If you dare, you can visit the round mound Finshøj, where the troll Fin lives. He's got a bad temper, but he hasn't been heard from for hundreds of years ... so we shouldn't wake him up!
Glavendrup Stone - Runic stone in Skamby
The Glavendrup stone with Denmark's longest runic inscription is a living memory (well, almost living) of the Viking age in the middle of the beautiful and atmospheric Glavendrup grove!
Gåsestenen (the Goose Stone) - Passage grave near Emmelev
Despite its name, the goose stone is not a stone with a goose on it, but a round mound and burial chamber. In turn, the top stone has the shape of a large goose egg.
The passage grave in Skamby
Is this where the giants live? At least that was thought in the past, but today you can visit the old burial chamber without fear of getting eaten.
Kappendrup Kirke Dolmen
Kappendrup Church is a sacred place, but it is not a church for Christians, it is a large burial monument from the Stone Age.
The Long Barrow at Stensby
The long barrow at Stensby testifies that people have lived here at Søndersø for several thousand years - come and experience our past!
Thorshøj Round Barrow at Skamby
See the view from the largest burial mound on North Funen - but beware of the underground wights that appear at night and dance!