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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Ledbergs kulle Alternative Name: LedbergshögenCountry: Sweden Landskap: Östergötland Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Linköping Nearest Village: Ledberg
Latitude: 58.440660N Longitude: 15.449340E
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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The Ledbergs kulle (also sometimes called Ledbergshögen) is the largest tumulus in Östergötland in Sweden. It dates back to the Viking Age (800-1050 AD) and is located between the rivers Lillån and Svartån, south of the Ledberg Church.
The unexcavated tumulus, about 6.5 meters high, has a diameter of about 45 meters. At the top there is a shallow pit about 2 meters in diameter. The depression probably has something to do with a flagpole that once stood on the tumulus.
In 1982, trenches were dug for cables. Charcoal collected from this site of the tumulus calibrated by 14C date of 780–990 AD. The area was examined with metal detectors in 2005 without any discoveries being made. In the past, a gold coin converted into a Merovingian ring, dated to 600 AD, was found.
To the north of the tumulus lies the church of Ledberg. The proximity between the church and the tumulus indicates an early Christian context. This is reinforced by a runestone from the early 9th century, the so-called Ledbergstenen, which stands on the cemetery near the chruch.
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