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This stone circle (judge's ring) is 18 metres in diametre
and consists of 22 stones, which is between 0,6 to 1,2 metres high.
I the centre of the circle there is a low stone.
During a examination and restoring project in 1940, a burnt
human was found in the centre, together with a cup made of glass,
a sharpening stone and a comb made of bone.
Infoboard on site in Swedish, English and German.
The stones itself can't be seen in GE, but you can see a
circular clearcut in the forest north or the road.
How to get there
From the museum of rock carvings at Vitlycke, drive for 8,6 kilomters
southward, on the tarmac road west of the museum.
Turn left onto the gravel road where you see the
'sightings sign' and drive for 1,9 kilometres,
and the site is on your left
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The name Greby gave the nearby village Grebbestad its name.
The first part, Gre, comes from the norse word grjot, which
means 'stony ground'.
Around 200 elliptic and circular mounds are found here, many of them
with with an erected stone at the top, others with a chain of
smaller stones around the edges.
10 graves have been examined, and it has been concluded that
the field was built around 200-600 CE
There is infoboards on site in Swedish, English and German.
How to get there:
Take off highway E6 and turn into the town of Tanumshede.
When there, turn right onto road 163, towards Grebbestad.
After about 5,4 kilometres (about 1 kilometre before Grebbestad)
you'll find a parking spot to your left.
Park there and walk on the gravel road for 250 metres.
The site can be seen in GE
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Ledbergs kulle is the area's largest burial mound,
about 40-50 metres in diametre and 6-7 metres high.
There are farms in the area with names that have to do
with the centre of power that existed here during the iron age
No excavations have been made but sample tests indicate that
the mound is from the later iron age (800-1000CE),
and a merovingian gold ring, dating from 500-600CE has been found
nearby. But since large
burial mounds also were made during the bronze age, it could as
well be from that time era.
Info board on site in Swedish and English
How to get there:
On highway E4, take the west exit to Linköping onto road 34.
After about 800 metres, turn right.
Continue on the new road for 4.1 kilometres, then turn right at the blue sign "Ledberg 2".
Continue for about 2.3 kilometres, and the barrow is o your right.
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The cairn is about 10 metres in diametre.
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The treudd (tri-radial cairn) is also special, it has 2 big standing stones as center-stones.
The lenght of the edges are about 12 metres, and they point in 72, 108 and 306 degrees repectively.
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Fagertofta grave field is an impresive one. Of 42 visible graves,
over half of them are stone rings.
One of the rings is of a peculiar construction of which i have seen only in one place before: Torsa stenar. It consists of 6 'mini-dolmens', with three stones and one capstone each.
The site was restored in 1941-42
The stone rings can be seen in GE
Info post on site in Swedish, English and German
How to get there:
On road 31, take the exit at Nässjö with ths signs "Nässjö C", "Andersberg" and "Solberga" (all at the same exit) and drive northwards for 2.9 kilometres. When you see a white sign "Gravfält 1", follow the sign and turn onto the gravel road.
The last part of the road is quite narrow, i don't recommend to drive it if you have a caravan or a big 'house-car', but it's only a 900 metre walk from the big road, and i really recommend a visit.
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In the same area as Torsa Stenar,
is one of Sweden's largest treudd (tri-radial cairn).
it's sides are 17 metres long, and it points in NNW, ENE and
SSW directions
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The main monuments on this site are a square stone setting,
with 'mini-dolmens' in the corners. So far, i have only
seen these in one other place, Fagertofta gravfält.
then there are 3 stone circles, 3.5, 7 and 10 metres in diametre.
Directly beside the biggest one are 4 other stones, forming a square,
or a small 'avenue' into the stone circle
The stone circle can be seen in GE
Info post on site in Swedish, English and German
How to get there
Take the road from Nässjö towards Grimstorp and Bodafors.
After about 5 kilometres, you will see a white sign "Torsa Stenar" pointing to the right. Turn and follow the gravel road for 1.1 kilometres, and the site is to your right.
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The skibsaetnings in Böckersboda lies on a ridge
along an ancient road.
The first one is 30 x 8 metres, and points in
NNE - SSW direction.
The second one is 17 x 8 metres, and points in
NE - SW direction
They were excavated and restored in 1950 by the county museum.
Each ship contained a cremation grave, measuring
about 50 x 50 centimetres, located about in the centre of the ships,
and contained burnt bones, coal and ash. One grave also contained
fragments of a horn comb and dominoes mad of bone.
These finds can now be seen at the national Historical Museum in Stockholm.
Info post on site in Swedish, English and German.
The ships can be seen in GE
How to get there:
after about 15.3 kilometres north of the north exit to Mariestad on highway E20,
turn right (if you pass the bridge over the Göta kanal channel,
you've drove too far). After 1.85 kilometres, you'll pass the a.m. channel. Turn left after 240 metres and continue for 560 metres,
where you will see a blue sign "Skeppssättning" to the left.
Folow thw signs and you are at the spot.
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The grave field of Lekebacken were used for a very long time -
the oldest part is the cairn (17 metres in diametre), which probably dates back to 3000BCE,
and the youngest ones is the low earth mounds that is scattered around the area - about 1000 years old.
The graves has not been investigated, so the ages are estimates
made by the Swedish National Heritage board
The stone circle is 13 metres in diametre and consiste of 9 stones,
1.2 to 2 metres high.
Info post on site in Swedish, English and German.
The stone ring can be seen in GE
How to get there:
From highway E20, take the exit to road 51 just south of Kumla,
and drive for about 7.6 kilometres.
Take left towards Kumla, and immediately left again, so you drive under road 51. Follow this road for 300 metres, then turn right
and drive for 1 kilometre. Site and parking spot to the right.
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The passage grave in Tolarp is the biggest megalithic tomb
in southern Halland and is almost 5000 years old. The chamber is
2.5 x 6.5 metres, and the passage is 4.5 metres long.
It was investigated ande restored 1926.
I forgot to take a compass reading of the passage, i'll try to do it
the next time i pass the area.
Info board on site in Swedish and English.
How to get there:
At Halmstad, take the exit from highway E20 to road 25 towards Ljungby. Drive 1.5 kilometres and take the 1st exit in the roundabout.
After 50 metres, turn left at the blue sign "Mästkocka".
After 700 metres, turn left after the church, at the sign "26 Mästkocka"
Drive for 4.1 kilometres, then turn left at yellow signs "2 Tolarp" and "Gånggrift".
After 1.1 kilometres the site is on the left, and parking spot to the right after further 10 metres.
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This barrow was partially excavated in 1972.
Then the archaeologists found out that the barrow is built on a
natural hill, so the barrow itself measures 40 metres in diametre, and 4 metres high, the total including the natural hill is 50-60 metres in diametre and 7 metres high.
The name 'Ivars kulle' (Ivar's hill) traces back to a man with the name
Givar Gunnarsson, who in the years 1717-1756 owned the land around it.
Info board on site in Swedish, English and German.
How to get there:
The barrow is southeast of the crossing between highway E20 and road 26,
visible from the highway. Take the exit to road 26 towards Smålandsstenar,
and turn right after 300 metres at the sign 'Sperlingsholm'.
The site is after another 300 metres.
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Rössberga gånggrift is the only passage grave that has been completely examined in Falköping municipality.
It was examined and restored in 1962 by Mr. Carl Cullberg.
It was used to bury people for almost 2400 years.
The chamber were at the beginning 2 metres high, and consisted of 17 sections, in where there were piles of human bones. In total the remains of 128 adults were found in the sections, which is more than in any other megalithic tomb in Scandinavia. Together with the remains also some animal bones, amber pearls, different pearls made of animal bone, flint stones. At the entrance over 700 pieces of pottery shards were found and c14 dating of these places them bout 3600BCE.
20 metres east of the passage grave there is a stone cist.
How to get there:
Follow the directions for Ekornavallen, then continue south for 5.7 kilometres. Site and parking spot is on the left.
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The chamber is about 13 x 2 metres, and the passage is about 10 metres long. All the stones, except for the keystone, which is a granite block, are sandstones.
The passage grave was partly restored in 1946.
The passage grave can be seen in GE.
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Ekornavallen has been used as a burial place fo at least 4000 years,
which makes this site one of the most remarkable sites in Sweden.
The oldest is the passage graves (the biggest one, Girommen, is presented on a sub-site) and one stone cist, built for 4-5000 years ago.
Up on the crest of the hill, there is a bronze age cairn, about 3000 years old.
The youngest graves is from the iron age and consists of stone settings, standing stones and stone circles (judge rings)
and a tri-radial cairn.
Because of the unique mix of remains from different eras, the site were early noted. The earliest (but uncertain) written info is in the Västgötalagen (the code of Västergötland) from the 13th century.
During the 18th and 19th century Ekornavallen was visited by several
archaeologists, from their maps we can see that there were many more monuments than there are now.
In order to save the area from further destruction, the site was bought by the state in 1944, and is now taken care of by the Swedish national heritage board.
There are many info boards in the area, in Swedish, English and German.
The site can be seen in GE.
How to get there:
On road 49 between Skara and Skövde, turn south in Varnhem towards
Broddetorp, ( as for the Amundtorp and Lilla lycke sites).
After 10 kilometres you arrive to the village Boddetorp. Drive through and continue for 3.2 kilometres. Parking spot to the left, and the site to the right.
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This passage grave lies on a mound, which is about 20 x 19 metres and 1.6 metres high.
The chamber is a rectangle, 9 x 2.6 metres.
this passage grave, together with Klövagårdens gånggrift ,Ragnvalds grav and Logårds kulle is north of the road, while the farms is on the south. It has been accepted that this configuration has been the sami since the stone age, which makes the road Sweden's oldest that is still in use.
How to get there:
From the city of Falköping, take road 47 southeast for 4.3 kilometres, then turn left at the blue sign "Karleby".
Drive for 1.5 kilometres and there is a parking spot on your left.
Walk northwards, pass Logärds kulle, and the next passage grave is the site.
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This passage grave lies on a mound, which is about 27 x 11 metres and 2.0 metres high.
The chamber is a rectangle, 11 x 2.5 metres, and the passage is 8 metres long.
The grave was examined in 1874 by Montelius and Retxius and an arrowhead of flintstone, amber pearls, 3 bone needles, 2 teeth with a hole drilled through and burnt and unburnt human- and animal bones.
this passage grave, together with Klövagårdens gånggrift,Ragnvalds grav, and Haragårdens gånggrift is north of the road, while the farms is on the south. It has been accepted that this configuration has been the sami since the stone age, which makes the road Sweden's oldest that is still in use.
How to get there:
From the city of Falköping, take road 47 southeast for 4.3 kilometres, then turn left at the blue sign "Karleby".
Drive for 1.5 kilometres and there is a parking spot on your left.
Walk westwards towards Ragnvalds Grav, then follow the track north in the field to the site.
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This passage grave is the biggest in scandinavia, and
the chamber is 16 x 2.5 metres, and the passage is about 11 metres long. One of the wall stones in the chamber is over 6 metres long.
this passage grave, together with Klövagårdens gånggrift, Logårds kulle and Haragårdens gånggrift is north of the road, while the farms is on the south. It has been accepted that this configuration has been the same since the stone age, which makes the road Sweden's oldest that is still in use.
Info board on site in Swedish and English, antoher one at the parking spot in Swedish, and some English and German.
How to get there:
From the city of Falköping, take road 47 southeast for 4.3 kilometres, then turn left at the blue sign "Karleby".
Drive for 1.5 kilometres and there is a parking spot on your left.
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This passage grave lies on a mound, which is about 23 x 22 metres and 2.7 metres high.
The chamber is a rectangle, 6 x 2.5 metres, and the passage is 7 metres long.
The grave was examined in 1872 by Montelius and Retxius and a arrowhead and scrapes of flintstone, amber pearls, fragments of pottery and the skeletons from about 80 people and bones from pig, cow, fox and marten.
this passage grave, together with Ragnvalds grav, Logårds kulle and Haragårdens gånggrift is north of the road, while the farms is on the south. It has been accepted that this configuration has been the sami since the stone age, which makes the road Sweden's oldest that is still in use.
How to get there:
From the city of Falköping, take road 47 southeast for 4.3 kilometres, then turn left at the blue sign "Karleby".
Drive for 1.5 kilometres and there is a parking spot on your left.
Walk westwards towards Ragnvalds Grav, then follow the track south in the field to the site.
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The cairn at Lilla Lycke is probably from the bronze age, 3500-2500 years old. Its 25 metres in diametre and 2.8 metres high.
Around the cairn lies stones that farmers has cleared from the fields, varying from 3 to 11 metres wide (widest on north). The size of the stones from the clearing is much more irregular, and generally smaller than the ones in the cairn.
On the east side there is a hole in the cairn, with sides of dry masonry.
The stone ring once consisted of 9 stones, but now only 6 remains.
This ring also has a low center stone. Was restored in 1936 by mr Sahlström
Info board on site in Swedish, English and German.
The cairn and the stone ring can be seen in GE.
How to get there:
it's 1 kilometre south of Amundtorp, on the west side of the road.
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