Ørbæk Graves

Ørbæk Graves

hiking to megalithic stone age graves in the heart of Denmark

Location: 

Assensvej, 5853 Ørbæk, Denmark

Duration: 

Thursday, July 30, 2015

Personal highlights

  1. Ørbæk: small town in central Denmarkinfo-icon near Nyborg
  2. Megalithic Stones: graves or site of spiritual rituals?
  3. Nature: amazing hike along wheat fields and sheep
  4. Location: pretty hard to find, hidden behind a forest
  5. Archeology: exploring the stones but don't understand

Image sources

  1. Me overlooking the area
  2. Pile of megalithic stones
  3. Peeking out of the stones
  4. Path to the stones
  5. Sheep along the path

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