<< Our Photo Pages >> Horshaga hällkista - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Sweden in Småland
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Horshaga hällkistaCountry: Sweden
NOTE: This site is 37.754 km away from the location you searched for.
Landskap: Småland Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Smålandsstenar Nearest Village: Horshaga
Latitude: 57.226671N Longitude: 13.443489E
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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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The gallery grave on the hill is about 4000 years old. It is a monument of the first farmers of the fields. These ancient farmers preferred light soils like those here. The present-day swamp may have been a shallow lake with good fishing and birds' eggs to collect.
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