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Multi-periodSite Name: Västerhejde Gravfält Alternative Name: Västerhejde 35:1Country: Sweden
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Landskap: Gotland Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Visby
Latitude: 57.607080N Longitude: 18.235750E
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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Situated in a wooded area in a summer house area just outside Visby are the remains of a grave field. A NE to SW orientated grave field consisting of one burial cairn near the northeastern end while 39 smaller stone circles are also listed at the site. The majority of the site is located within private grounds and overgrown. The NE end where the cairn is located is on public property. The cairn measures 11 diameters and 1 metre in height. The stone circles vary in sizes of 2-9 metres in diameter and 0,1-0,4 metres in height.
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