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<< Our Photo Pages >> Lunds Backe - Stone Row / Alignment in Sweden in Östergötland

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Lunds Backe Alternative Name: Lundsbacke, RAÄ Vallerstad 11:1
Country: Sweden Landskap: Östergötland Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Nearest Town: Skäninge  Nearest Village: Hassala
Latitude: 58.435540N  Longitude: 15.152510E
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
0No data.
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
5

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Lunds Backe
Lunds Backe submitted by Aska : The alignments (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Row / Alignment in Östergötland

A rare example of alignments in Sweden on a gentle hill with a round cairn. Worth visiting.
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Lunds Backe submitted by Aska : The round cairn (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 8.8km SSW 200° Högbystenen (3)* Carving
 8.8km SSW 200° Högbystenen (2)* Carving
 8.8km SSW 200° Högbystenen (1)* Carving
 8.9km SSW 200° Högbystenen (4)* Carving
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 17.1km E 87° Ledbergsstenen* Carving
 17.3km E 88° Ledbergs kulle* Round Barrow(s)
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 24.6km ESE 107° Slakastenen (2)* Carving
 24.6km ESE 107° Slakastenen (1)* Carving
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 69.6km WNW 283° Askeberga* Stone Circle
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 71.4km N 360° Norrby stenar* Stone Circle
 73.2km WNW 303° Böckersboda Skeppssättning* Standing Stones
 74.7km N 1° Lekebacken* Stone Circle
 75.4km W 279° Stora Rör* Cairn
 75.8km N 2° Hällabrottet* Passage Grave
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