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<< Our Photo Pages >> Håvesten - Stone Circle in Sweden in Västergötland

Submitted by greywether on Sunday, 11 July 2021  Page Views: 6159

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Håvesten Alternative Name: Ättehögskullen
Country: Sweden
NOTE: This site is 5.37 km away from the location you searched for.

Landskap: Västergötland Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Vänersborg  Nearest Village: Färgelanda
Latitude: 58.553370N  Longitude: 11.995480E
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.
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.
3 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
5

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Håvesten
Håvesten submitted by greywether : The stone circle. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A stone circle in Västergötland, Sweden with groups of standing stones nearby.
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Håvesten submitted by greywether : Another group of standing stones. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Håvesten
Håvesten submitted by greywether : One group of standing stones. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Håvesten submitted by 43559959 : Same standing stone at Håvesten, different angle. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Håvesten submitted by ShamrockStone : Håvesten (Vote or comment on this photo)

Håvesten
Håvesten submitted by ShamrockStone : Håvesten Stone Circle

Håvesten
Håvesten submitted by regina : Site in Västergötland Sweden

Håvesten
Håvesten submitted by regina

Håvesten
Håvesten submitted by regina

Håvesten
Håvesten submitted by regina

Håvesten
Håvesten submitted by 43559959 : Håvesten also called Åttehøgskullen locally. The area around both the stone circle and the standing stones have been cleared and turned into a very nice site.

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Re: Håvesten by Gaut on Wednesday, 23 June 2021
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You forgot to mention that the larger menhir might possibly have astronomical functions!

PS: Error in Åttehøgskullen, its supposed to be Ättehögskullen.
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    Re: Håvesten by Boeddel on Wednesday, 23 June 2021
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    Thanks for the info. I have updated the Alternative Name.
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    Re: Håvesten by Martin_L on Wednesday, 23 June 2021
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    Interesting. Do you have any reference regarding the proposed "astronomical functions"? I guess you for example refer to the triangular shaped notch in one of the larger stones?
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      Re: Håvesten by Gaut on Sunday, 23 January 2022
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      Apologies for the late response, yes the seemingly meaningful cutout in the tallest stone is speculated to have some sort of astronomical function, although the actual meaning of it is unclear. I sadly do not have any links and/or references regarding the mention, I got the information from one of the signs at the site.
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Re: Håvesten by ShamrockStone on Thursday, 30 June 2016
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Accurate position: 58.553370N, 11.995480E

Condition: 3
Ambience: 3
Access: 3
Accuracy: 5
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    Re: Håvesten by DrewParsons on Tuesday, 05 July 2016
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    Thanks for the accurate location. I have updated the page and also added your other data plus the name of the nearest village and town. Its one I missed on my trip around Sweden a few years ago!!
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