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Rock ArtSite Name: Simris Rock Carving Panel Alternative Name: Horsahallën Rock Carving Area, Rock of AxesCountry: Sweden Landskap: Skåne Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Simrishamn Nearest Village: Simrishamn
Latitude: 55.539400N Longitude: 14.355310E
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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Tonnox visited on 24th Sep 2023 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4
CharcoalBurner89 visited on 26th Mar 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Due to its location directly on the sea, this place has almost mystical features. Visit: Recommended!
Martin_L DrewParsons have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.5 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 4
Being right on the main road the site attracts all sorts of visitors and disappointingly the detailed site sign has been vandalised with the text now hard to read. There are similar sites to the north of the town and along the coast. Inland 500 metres is the Simris 27 rock art site which is almost undamaged and contains 39 figures and 10 cup marks.
The 10 metre by 18 metre panel contains around 170 carvings ranging from the above mentioned axes to ships and their crews, circles with crosses representing wheels, small phallic men carrying the axes, animals and perhaps a cloak (which resembles a cloak recovered from a peat bog in Västergötland).
Unlike some Scandinavian rock carvings, these are not painted but are so deeply etched that they can be easily seen.
References:
Terrangkarten 503 Tomelilla 1:50000 map
Simrishamn Region Tourist Brochure
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