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<< Our Photo Pages >> Lusthushögens Gånggrift - Passage Grave in Sweden in Västergötland

Submitted by DrewParsons on Tuesday, 11 October 2011  Page Views: 2378

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Lusthushögens Gånggrift Alternative Name: Falköping 19:1
Country: Sweden
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Landskap: Västergötland Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Falköping
Latitude: 58.173050N  Longitude: 13.550730E
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
2 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.
5 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
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Lusthushögens Gånggrift
Lusthushögens Gånggrift submitted by DrewParsons : September 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Passage Grave in Västergötland

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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Lusthushögens Gånggrift
Lusthushögens Gånggrift submitted by DrewParsons : The capstones at the top of the mound. September 2011. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lusthushögens Gånggrift
Lusthushögens Gånggrift submitted by NeolithicFanatic : The mound seen from a distance. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lusthushögens Gånggrift
Lusthushögens Gånggrift submitted by NeolithicFanatic : Another view of the capstones over the burial chamber. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lusthushögens Gånggrift
Lusthushögens Gånggrift submitted by NeolithicFanatic : The capstones covering the burial chamber on the top of the mound. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lusthushögens Gånggrift
Lusthushögens Gånggrift submitted by NeolithicFanatic : The capstones of the passage. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lusthushögens Gånggrift
Lusthushögens Gånggrift submitted by DrewParsons : Residual stones from the chamber and passage. September 2011.

Lusthushögens Gånggrift
Lusthushögens Gånggrift submitted by DrewParsons : The site sign. September 2011.

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