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<< Our Photo Pages >> Hjortahammar - Stone Circle in Sweden in Blekinge

Submitted by greywether on Monday, 26 September 2005  Page Views: 6812

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Hjortahammar Alternative Name: RAĀ Förkärla 12:1
Country: Sweden
NOTE: This site is 6.923 km away from the location you searched for.

Landskap: Blekinge Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Näterby  Nearest Village: Vambåsa
Latitude: 56.168530N  Longitude: 15.460870E
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.
4 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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Hjortahammar
Hjortahammar submitted by greywether : (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Circle in Blekinge

Not just stone circles, but stones in all sorts of settings including square and ship-shaped. Great site on a splendid peninsula setting.
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Hjortahammar submitted by Aska : The Callanish-ish standing stones (and sheep) at the tip of the site. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Hjortahammar submitted by greywether : (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hjortahammar
Hjortahammar submitted by greywether : The stones come in all sorts of settings. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hjortahammar
Hjortahammar submitted by greywether : (Vote or comment on this photo)

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