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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Styrdalen / Valla Alternative Name: Hjälteby Round Dolmen, Valla 15:1Country: Sweden
NOTE: This site is 3.768 km away from the location you searched for.
Landskap: Bohuslän Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Stenungsund Nearest Village: Vallhamn
Latitude: 58.036170N Longitude: 11.694670E
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 |
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One of the most beautiful dolmens I have seen in Sweden. Easily reached and in perfect condition.
Additional information submitted by Drew Parsons in September 2011: The dolmen is located on its mound right by the side of the road. There are four orthostats holding up the capstone to form a small square chamber. On the capstone there are 15 cupmarks, and others appear on one of the orthostats too. The site was excavated and restored in 1915. To reach the site travel north from the village of Kållekärr on Tjörn Island for 2.5 kilometres and turn right (east) on a small gravel road towards Galov, Styrdal and Valla. The dolmen is located on the south side of the road 1.5 kilometres along it. References: C Tilley, The Dolmens and Passage Graves of Sweden, University College, London, 1999; Riksantikvarieämbetet Fornsök: Valla 15:1
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