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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: BrattabjärCountry: Sweden
NOTE: This site is 1.927 km away from the location you searched for.
Landskap: Halland Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Kungsbacka Nearest Village: Hjälm
Latitude: 57.490080N Longitude: 12.169880E
Condition:
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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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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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 |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Nearby are four standing stones from the Iron Age. Many of these have been re-used by local farmers. A century ago there were 50 standing stones present.
Brattabjär (Steep Hill) is descriptive name. So it is a steep, but fairly short climb to the top. The route to the site starts just south-east of Hjälm and is indicated with a blue P-sign (a small parking space) and a tiny wooden sign (500 meter Gravrösen) pointing the way from the road Rossaredsvägen, between Hjälm and Rossared (57.490553 and 12.177143).
Follow the Hallandsleden path (orange marks on trees) to the site. Halfway there, just before the crest, you will pass a gigantic rock (indeed a megalith!) on your left. After this you can follow two faint paths; either walk straight ahead and turn left or turn left and later right. The cairns are easily spotted in a light clearing in the woods.
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