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<< Our Photo Pages >> Blå Bör - Chambered Cairn in Sweden in Öland

Submitted by Aska on Sunday, 09 October 2016  Page Views: 1341

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Blå Bör Alternative Name: RAÄ Borgholm 19:1
Country: Sweden Landskap: Öland Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Borgholm  Nearest Village: Borgholm
Latitude: 56.880830N  Longitude: 16.682140E
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.
3 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
5

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Chambered Cairn in Öland

In the eastern outskirt of Borgholm city, a large (36m diameter) black cairn lies in a wood in a residential area. Blå Bör means "blue tube". Well signposted.
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 852m SW 216° Borgholm* Stone Circle
 1.7km ESE 104° Köpings Klint* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 5.2km SSE 149° Ransättra* Chambered Cairn
 5.5km SSE 156° Stenstäv* Stone Circle
 6.8km SW 217° Strandtorp* Stone Circle
 10.3km SSE 149° Tjushög* Barrow Cemetery
 12.3km SSW 196° Karums Alvar* Stone Circle
 13.3km SSW 197° Odens Flisor* Standing Stones
 13.4km SSW 202° Höghäll* Standing Stones
 15.2km S 189° Ismantorps fornborg* Stone Fort or Dun
 17.1km S 172° Folkeslunda* Standing Stones
 21.7km S 178° Lopperstad* Standing Stones
 23.8km SSW 197° JordtorpsÃ¥sen* Standing Stones
 24.3km SSW 191° GrÃ¥borg* Stone Fort or Dun
 27.5km S 183° Dörby Stones* Standing Stones
 28.3km SSW 207° Färjestaden Domarring* Stone Circle
 28.3km SSW 197° Degerrörsbacken* Cairn
 31.2km NNE 32° Vi Alvar* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 31.3km SSW 202° Skogsby four-poster standing stones* Standing Stones
 31.3km SSW 202° Torslunda Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 31.5km SSW 202° Skogsby dolmen* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 33.5km S 191° Dröstorps* Chambered Cairn
 33.8km SSW 206° Karlevistenen* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 34.3km SSW 202° Karlevi Stenkvarn* Stone Circle
 36.6km S 184° Sandby borg Stone Fort or Dun
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