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<< Our Photo Pages >> Hällristningar på Hästhallen - Rock Art in Sweden in Blekinge

Submitted by greywether on Wednesday, 27 July 2005  Page Views: 10110

Rock ArtSite Name: Hällristningar på Hästhallen Alternative Name: Horsahallen, Möckleryds hällristningar
Country: Sweden Landskap: Blekinge Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Torhamn  Nearest Village: Möckleryd
Latitude: 56.118377N  Longitude: 15.835229E
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
3 Ambience:
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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
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Izozo visited on 1st Nov 2023 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Its name is not Histhallen but Hästhallen (Horsahallen) and with its 140 figures Blekinge’s largest rock carving with over 80 ship pictures. The location is not the given one but: 56.118377 15.835229. There is a parking place next to the road, from there a couple of minutes in a path.

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Hällristningar på Hästhallen
Hällristningar på Hästhallen submitted by greywether : (Vote or comment on this photo)
Rock Art in Blekinge

Hästhallen (Horsahallen) is the largest rock carving in Blekinge with 140 figures, including 80 ship motifs.

There is a parking place next to the road, from there a couple of minutes in a path.
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Hällristningar på Hästhallen
Hällristningar på Hästhallen submitted by Martin_L : Hällristning Hästhallen at Möckleryd (scan from old diapositive) in 1991. Stylized bronze age carvings. Detail of the main panel, with different types of boat carvings, partly overlapping. One crew member of the boat in the foreground is depicted with more details. Possibly holding a ceremonial instrument/staff (or just a paddle). The object has some similarity with carvings of animal-head... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hällristningar på Hästhallen
Hällristningar på Hästhallen submitted by Martin_L : Hällristning Hästhallen at Möckleryd (Scan from old diapositive) in 1991. Stylized bronze age carvings. Part of the main panel, with different types of boat carvings, partly overlapping. Furthermore several cupmarks and a pair of shoe marks. Some boats have more detailed crew members (humans?) and animal-headed prows. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hällristningar på Hästhallen
Hällristningar på Hästhallen submitted by Izozo : Site in Blekinge Sweden (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hällristningar på Hästhallen
Hällristningar på Hästhallen submitted by Izozo (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hällristningar på Hästhallen
Hällristningar på Hästhallen submitted by Izozo (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hällristningar på Hästhallen
Hällristningar på Hästhallen submitted by Izozo

Hällristningar på Hästhallen
Hällristningar på Hästhallen submitted by greywether :

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Re: Möckleryd by Izozo on Monday, 13 November 2023
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Its name is not Histhallen but Hästhallen (Horsahallen) and with its 140 figures Blekinge’s largest rock carving with over 80 ship pictures. The location is not the given one but: 56.118377 15.835229. There is a parking place next to the road, from there a couple of minutes in a path. [Edited. Thanks for the information. / Admin]
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Re: Möckleryd by Izozo on Monday, 13 November 2023
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