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According to an info sign at the place, the five stone circles were built in the later iron age (0-500CE).
The name of the site, 'Smålands stenar' (the stones of Småland) which by the way has given the nearby town it's name (Smålandsstenar), was invented by the megalith-interested priest Daniel Nordin in the early 19th century. Before that, the name of the site was 'Skäppekullen'
How to get there
The town Smålandsstenar is about 72 kms along road 26 from Halmstad.
Driving northwards, almost when you have exited the town, there is a white sign with black letters 'Gravfält' pointing to the right. Turn right and drive about 500 metres, then turn right and drive 250 metres.
The circles can be seen in GE (or google maps).
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The fort lies on the edge of a mountain at the border between the forest and the open plain. Close by, runs the river Järleån, which was an important means of travel.
The fort had natural protection on three sides, with steep, 20 metre deep slopes, and the fourth side was protected by a stone wall. The wall has fallen apart, and looks now more like a bank, but close to the entrance, the wall is better preserved.
Info board on site in Swedish, English and German.
How to get there:
Drive 20 kilometres northward on road 50 from the crossing of highway E20 and road 50.
On the right side you will find a truck parking spot. Park the car there, and immediately north of the parking spot there is a small gravel road to the right. Walk 200 metres and then turn right onto a small track. After about 200 metres you are at the spot.
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On and at the foot of this marked ridge lies the Iron age (500BCE - 1050CE) burial ground of Grepstad village.
The about 70 graves comprise mainly round and rather flat barrows. Along the barrows, standing stones, and at times stone rings can be found.
On the other side of the present road there is a holy well, called Midsommarkällan (the well of midsummer). The well and the burial ground are both mentioned in local ghost stories.
Remains of old roads can also be seen here. Hundreds of years of tramping feet and hooves have worn shallow trenches in the ground
One of the stone rings can be seen in Google Earth (GE).
Info board on site in Swedish and English.
How to get there
From highway E4, turn to road 50 in Mjölby towards Motala. Drive about 19 kilometres and you will find a parking spot at the site on the
right side of the road.
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