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<< Our Photo Pages >> Amundtorp Gravfält - Standing Stones in Sweden in Västergötland

Submitted by DrewParsons on Sunday, 09 October 2011  Page Views: 5391

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Amundtorp Gravfält Alternative Name: Norra Lundby 62:1
Country: Sweden
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Landskap: Västergötland Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Skara  Nearest Village: Varnhem
Latitude: 58.366550N  Longitude: 13.634210E
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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
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4 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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Amundtorp Gravfält
Amundtorp Gravfält submitted by DrewParsons : September 2011. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stones in Västergötland

This site is located above the adjacent farmlands and is in a beautiful setting. The gravfält comprises 8 separate stone settings and dates to the Iron Age and in particular the Migration Period from between 400 AD to 550 AD. There is 1 stone ship setting, 1 rectangular stone setting, 1 square stone setting, 2 round stone settings, and 3 stone circles. Two of the graves were excavated in 1938 to reveal burnt bones, sherds from a clay urn, two bronze needles, glass beads, several metalwork pieces and two combs. The site is a large one stretching 140 metres in a north east to south west direction and between 25 metres and 45 metres in width. The site is reached by taking the road from Varnhem south towards Falköping. Approximately 2.5 kilometres south of Varnhem there is a car park on the eastern side of the road with a site sign. Walk up the lane on the north side of the farm buildings and turn left over a stile and continue up through the paddock to reach the first six settings at this site. At the top (northern) end of the paddock there is a second site sign and a fence over which the final two of the stone settings are located. Reference: Riksantikvarieämbetet Fornsök Norra Lundby 62:1


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Amundtorp Gravfält
Amundtorp Gravfält submitted by DrewParsons : Another of the eight settings and circles here. september 2011. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Amundtorp Gravfält
Amundtorp Gravfält submitted by DrewParsons : The stone ship setting with a stone circle behind it. September 2011. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Amundtorp Gravfält
Amundtorp Gravfält submitted by DrewParsons : One of the eight stone circles and settings at this impressive site. September 2011. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Amundtorp Gravfält
Amundtorp Gravfält submitted by DrewParsons : One of the stone circles at the upper end (north eastern end) of the site. September 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Amundtorp Gravfält
Amundtorp Gravfält submitted by DrewParsons : View towards the south western end of the site showing stone circles and the ship setting together with the fine view across the surrounding countryside. September 2011.

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Amundtorp Gravfält submitted by DrewParsons : View across the stone ship setting. September 2011.

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Amundtorp Gravfält submitted by ShamrockStone : Amundtorp Gravfält

Amundtorp Gravfält
Amundtorp Gravfält submitted by ShamrockStone

Amundtorp Gravfält
Amundtorp Gravfält submitted by ShamrockStone

Amundtorp Gravfält
Amundtorp Gravfält submitted by ShamrockStone

Amundtorp Gravfält
Amundtorp Gravfält submitted by DrewParsons : View from the lane to the north of the farm with the site on the ridge above it. September 2011.

Amundtorp Gravfält
Amundtorp Gravfält submitted by DrewParsons : One of the site signs in English and German. September 2011.

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