<< Our Photo Pages >> Kung Rånes grav - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Sweden in Västergötland
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Kung Rånes grav Alternative Name: Rest sten Kung Rånes gravCountry: Sweden
NOTE: This site is 3.545 km away from the location you searched for.
Landskap: Västergötland Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Falköping Nearest Village: Gudhem
Latitude: 58.226410N Longitude: 13.563910E
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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Menhir/Bautastein (Swedish: 'rest sten') with the name 'Kung Rånes grav' - 'King Råne's grave' is at the entrance to Gudhem's community, visible from the road. It marks an Iron Age grave.
There is also an information board in Swedish nearby with a small section in English.
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