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<< Our Photo Pages >> Örsta hällristning - Rock Art in Sweden in Uppland

Submitted by Meginring on Monday, 19 February 2007  Page Views: 6634

Rock ArtSite Name: Örsta hällristning Alternative Name: Angarnsjöns hällristning
Country: Sweden
NOTE: This site is 34.172 km away from the location you searched for.

Landskap: Uppland Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Vallentuna  Nearest Village: Angarn
Latitude: 59.544700N  Longitude: 18.170900E
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
4

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Örsta hällristning
Örsta hällristning submitted by dodomad : Photo credit: Yann Le Merle, used with permission Site in Uppland Sweden (Vote or comment on this photo)
Rock Art in Uppland

The hällristning (rock carving) within lake Angarnsjön bird sanctuary and recreation area, which during the Bronze Age was a bay of the Baltic Sea.

The biggest ship is 2,6 meters long.
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Örsta hällristning
Örsta hällristning submitted by dodomad : Photo credit: Yann Le Merle, used with permission Site in Uppland Sweden (Vote or comment on this photo)

Örsta hällristning
Örsta hällristning submitted by Meginring : (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ornamental orbweaver (Larinioides patagiatus)
Paracorymbia maculicornis (a Longhorn Beetle)
Horned Treehopper (Centrotus cornutus)
Horned Treehopper (Centrotus cornutus)
Poplar Leaf Beetle (Chrysomela populi)
Lesser Belle (Colobochyla salicalis)

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