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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Amundtorp Gravfält Alternative Name: Norra Lundby 62:1Country: Sweden
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Landskap: Västergötland Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Skara Nearest Village: Varnhem
Latitude: 58.366550N Longitude: 13.634210E
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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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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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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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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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