Long barrows are a form of burial from the Neolithic period, 3500 years before our era. In this type of burial mound, there could be up to 5 burial chambers. The chambers lay along the centre line with a capstone over each one, and a row of kerbstones was erected around the edge of the mound. From the kerbstones up to the capstones, layers of soil and smaller stones were filled in.
The name Jyndovn is composed of Jynd, which in Jutlandic means giant or jötunn, and oven. Jyndovnen is thus the giants’ (baking) oven, and the name almost certainly has its origins in common folk belief. Only giants could have handled stones this large.
This long dolmen is 117 metres long and 8 metres wide, and consists of 62 kerbstones and a well-preserved chamber with capstones. Originally, there were 180 stones standing close together all the way around the edge. The many stones gave the monument an imposing appearance.
When the dolmen was built, the area was covered by forest, with only a small clearing where the village and the long dolmen were located. The dolmen was protected in 1841 together with several others in the area.
