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<< 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 79:1
Country: 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:
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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Axels Grave
Axels Grave submitted by ShamrockStone : Axels Grave (Vote or comment on this photo)
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.
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Axels Grave
Axels Grave submitted by ShamrockStone : Axels Grave (Vote or comment on this photo)

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