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<< Text Pages >> Bokenäs 20:1 Dös - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Sweden in Bohuslän

Submitted by Martin_L on Thursday, 30 September 2010  Page Views: 2488

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bokenäs 20:1 Dös
Country: Sweden
NOTE: This site is 1.628 km away from the location you searched for.

Landskap: Bohuslän Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Uddevalla
Latitude: 58.281158N  Longitude: 11.573281E
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
4 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
4

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Largely exposed rectangular dolmen chamber inside the remains of its covering barrow. Three out of 4 orthostats are preserved.

The orthostat of the northern longside is missing as well as the capstone. Barrows' diameter is appr. 5m and it is surrounded by a ring of kerbstones.

Reference:
Inventering RAÄ Bokenäs 20:1, Lantmäteriet Gröna Kartan, Topografiska Kartan 1:50.000

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