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<< Our Photo Pages >> Runkesten - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Sweden in Småland

Submitted by Meginring on Thursday, 15 February 2007  Page Views: 12548

Natural PlacesSite Name: Runkesten
Country: Sweden
NOTE: This site is 3.217 km away from the location you searched for.

Landskap: Småland Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Mariannelund  Nearest Village: Rumskulla
Latitude: 57.633300N  Longitude: 15.610000E
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
5 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.
5 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
no data

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Runkesten
Runkesten submitted by Meginring : Site in Småland 57º37'59,65''N 15º36'36,35''E (Vote or comment on this photo)
Natural Stone / Glacial Erratic in Småland

Experts appoint Runkesten to be the largest movable glacial erratic in the world.

The melting ice deposited this block and left it in such a way that even a child can fairly easy move it back and forth some 5 to 10 cm.

But be aware that according to legend the giant woman Kåra, who once hurled the stone at the church in Rumskulla, will come back and kill anyone who brings it to fall over!

The name Runkesten refers to a jerking back and forward motion, but it can just as well bring modern people to giggle and even a few embarrassed faces!

Directions: A sign along the road between Mariannelund and Rumskulla.

Picture courtesy of Vimmerby Tourist Bureau

http://www.turism.vimmerby.se/eng/eturism/et16.asp
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Runkesten
Runkesten submitted by regina : Site in Småland Sweden (Vote or comment on this photo)

Runkesten
Runkesten submitted by regina (Vote or comment on this photo)

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2017-09-11 Schweden 076 - Mariannelund
2017-09-13 Schweden 056 - Mariannelund
2017-09-13 Schweden 060 - Mariannelund

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