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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Lusthushögens Gånggrift Alternative Name: Falköping 19:1Country: Sweden
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Landskap: Västergötland Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Falköping
Latitude: 58.173050N Longitude: 13.550730E
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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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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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This site is located close to the railway station on the roundabout at the north end of S:t Olofsgaten. It is pretty much ruined although the mound some 25 metres by 10 metres to 18 metres and the residual stones allow archaeologists to estimate that it had a passage of 8 metres and a chamber of perhaps 6 metres by 2 metres. It was excavated in 1868 when bone fragments, 8 flint daggers, 4 heart shaped arrow heads, an amber bead, bone needles and three clay pots were discovered. In his excellent book Dolmens and Passage Graves of Sweden Prof Tilley calls this site "Lusthögen Passage Grave". References: Riksantikvarieämbetet Fornsök: Falköping 19:1; Archaeological Sites of Interest in the Falbygden Area, Falköping Town/Museum brochure; Tilley C, The Dolmens and Passsage Graves of Sweden, University College, London, 1999.
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