<< Our Photo Pages >> Axels Grave - Cist in Sweden in Bohuslän
Submitted by ShamrockStone on Thursday, 07 July 2016 Page Views: 1678
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Axels Grave Alternative Name: Bokenäs 79:1Country: Sweden
NOTE: This site is 6.412 km away from the location you searched for.
Landskap: Bohuslän Type: Cist
Nearest Town: Lysekil Nearest Village: Bokenäs
Latitude: 58.284930N Longitude: 11.542980E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
Internal Links:
External Links:
Cist in Bohuslän
This cist is well known in the area. A legend indicates that this is the burial place of the knight Axel Tordsson, who was killed in the 13th century A.D.
What remains are a few stones of different sizes. It is difficult to get a clear idea of its original arrangement.
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.
Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Nearby Images from Flickr
The above images may not be of the site on this page, but were taken nearby. They are loaded from Flickr so please click on them for image credits.
Click here to see more info for this site
Nearby sites
Click here to view sites on an interactive map of the areaKey: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed
Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)
To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.
Turn off the page maps and other distractions
Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
1.8km ESE 103° Bokenäs 20:1 Dös Burial Chamber or Dolmen
1.9km ESE 121° Bokenäs 22:1 Dös Burial Chamber or Dolmen
7.5km SSE 156° Röra GÃ¥nggrift* Passage Grave
7.6km SSE 156° BrattÃ¥s* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
10.4km NNW 332° Rixö Dolmen* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
10.4km NNW 332° Rixö GÃ¥nggrift* Passage Grave
10.5km NNW 337° Brastad 620* Rock Art
11.4km NNW 331° Vinbräckastenen* Standing Stone (Menhir)
11.8km ENE 73° Granhogen* Round Barrow(s)
12.6km SSW 197° Stone Age Museum, Orust* Museum
12.8km NNW 337° Hagan GÃ¥nggrift* Passage Grave
12.9km NNW 345° Brastad 18:1 Backa Rock Art* Rock Art
13.4km NNW 347° Backa Brastad Hällristningar * Rock Art
16.5km SSE 167° Lunneslätt* Passage Grave
16.6km SSE 166° Hagadösen* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
16.7km SSE 147° Hoga Runestone* Carving
16.8km SSE 147° Hogas gravfält* Barrow Cemetery
16.8km SSE 148° Hoga Domarringar* Stone Circle
16.9km NW 321° Askum Rished Hällristningar* Rock Art
18.6km NNW 339° Ã…by Hällristningar* Carving
19.1km NNW 341° Ã…by GÃ¥nggrift* Passage Grave
19.2km NW 324° Askum 425:1 Dös Burial Chamber or Dolmen
21.6km NW 323° Bögebacka Hällkista* Chambered Tomb
21.7km NW 320° Hunnebo KlÃ¥va Gravröse* Cairn
22.5km NW 311° Askum 402:1 Hällkista Cist
View more nearby sites and additional images