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<< Our Photo Pages >> Rixö Gånggrift - Passage Grave in Sweden in Bohuslän

Submitted by DrewParsons on Saturday, 22 October 2011  Page Views: 2572

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Rixö Gånggrift Alternative Name: Brastad 134:2
Country: Sweden
NOTE: This site is 3.13 km away from the location you searched for.

Landskap: Bohuslän Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Brastad  Nearest Village: Rixö
Latitude: 58.367200N  Longitude: 11.459140E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Rixö Gånggrift
Rixö Gånggrift submitted by DrewParsons : The capstone. September 2011. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Passage Grave in Bohuslän

The massive capstone for this passage grave rests in the front garden of a house in Rixö village. It is 20 metres behind the remains of Rixö Dolmen, both of which can be seen from the road.

References: Riksantikvarieämbetet Fornsök: Brastad 134:2
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Rixö Gånggrift
Rixö Gånggrift submitted by DrewParsons : The passage grave capstone can be seen behind the remains of Rixö Dolmen in this photograph. September 2011. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rixö Gånggrift
Rixö Gånggrift submitted by DrewParsons : The capstone. September 2011. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 11m ESE 101° Rixö Dolmen* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 1.0km NE 56° Brastad 620* Rock Art
 1.0km NW 320° Vinbräckastenen* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 2.7km N 359° Hagan Gånggrift* Passage Grave
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 4.3km NNE 25° Backa Brastad Hällristningar * Rock Art
 7.0km WNW 304° Askum Rished Hällristningar* Rock Art
 8.5km N 349° Åby Hällristningar* Carving
 9.0km N 352° Åby Gånggrift* Passage Grave
 9.0km NW 314° Askum 425:1 Dös Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 10.4km SSE 152° Axels Grave* Cist
 11.4km NW 315° Bögebacka Hällkista* Chambered Tomb
 11.7km SE 145° Bokenäs 20:1 Dös Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 11.7km NW 309° Hunnebo Klåva Gravröse* Cairn
 12.0km SSE 147° Bokenäs 22:1 Dös Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 13.3km WNW 295° Askum 402:1 Hällkista Cist
 14.0km NNW 334° Stenkrets Säm 2:1* Stone Circle
 16.0km NNW 348° Stenebacka Domarringen* Stone Circle
 16.8km NNW 341° Vrångstad Long Dolmen* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 17.0km NNW 343° Vrångstads Domarringar* Stone Circle
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 17.1km NNW 343° Vrångstad Hällristningar* Rock Art
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 17.2km NNW 343° Vrångstads Nedre Gravfält* Barrow Cemetery
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