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<< Our Photo Pages >> Rickeby A - Rock Art in Sweden in Uppland

Submitted by greywether on Friday, 22 July 2005  Page Views: 6354

Rock ArtSite Name: Rickeby A Alternative Name: Rickeby VII, Boglösa 138, Stora Rickebyhällen
Country: Sweden Landskap: Uppland Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Enkoping  Nearest Village: Boglösa
Latitude: 59.607500N  Longitude: 17.133300E
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.
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.
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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Rickeby A
Rickeby A submitted by greywether : (Vote or comment on this photo)
Rock art in Uppland

One of a number of sites in the area. This one is very accessible being next to the road. It is highly decorated.

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Rickeby A
Rickeby A submitted by SolarMegalith : Anthropomorphs on Boglösa 138 (Rickeby) Bronze Age rock art panel (photo taken on August 2016). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rickeby A
Rickeby A submitted by SolarMegalith : One of the largest ship carvings on Rickeby rock art panel (photo taken on August 2016). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rickeby A
Rickeby A submitted by SolarMegalith : Boglösa 138 (Rickeby) - ship carving, cup-and-ring mark and "footprints" (photo taken on August 2016). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rickeby A
Rickeby A submitted by SolarMegalith : "Footprints", ship carvings and circular motifs on Boglösa 138 panel (photo taken on August 2016). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rickeby A
Rickeby A submitted by SolarMegalith : "Footprints" and circular motifs on Rickeby (Boglösa 138) Bronze Age rock art panel (photo taken on August 2016). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rickeby A
Rickeby A submitted by DrewParsons : An overview of the Bronze Age rock carving panel at this site. September 2011.

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Rickeby A submitted by DrewParsons : A ship with two wheels above it. September 2011.

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Rickeby A submitted by DrewParsons : An elegant Bronze Art boat with a high prow. September 2011.

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Rickeby A submitted by DrewParsons : A boat scene. September 2011.

Rickeby A
Rickeby A submitted by DrewParsons : A Bronze Age carving of a ship. September 2011.

Rickeby A
Rickeby A submitted by DrewParsons : An unusual foot carved inside a circle. September 2011.

Rickeby A
Rickeby A submitted by DrewParsons : A site sign which interprets the ship and cupmark carvings. September 2011.

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Rickeby A submitted by DrewParsons : Ships and a wheel. September 2011.

Rickeby A
Rickeby A submitted by DrewParsons : Bronze Age carvings of feet. September 2011.

Rickeby A
Rickeby A submitted by DrewParsons : September 2011.

Rickeby A
Rickeby A submitted by DrewParsons : An ambiguous carving, half way between a wheel cross and stylised oxen cart that I have seen depicted on other sites in Sweden and Norway. September 2011.

Rickeby A
Rickeby A submitted by DrewParsons : Feet and wheel crosses. September 2011.

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Rickeby A submitted by DrewParsons : Feet, both shod and bare, wheel crosses and cup marks. September 2011.

Rickeby A
Rickeby A submitted by DrewParsons : A site sign which interprets the meaning of the many feet carved at this Bronze Age site. September 2011.

Rickeby A
Rickeby A submitted by DrewParsons : A wheel cross as described in the site sign. September 2011.

Rickeby A
Rickeby A submitted by DrewParsons : Feet and cup marks at this Bronze Age site. September 2011.

Rickeby A
Rickeby A submitted by DrewParsons : The site sign which lists the various categories of items depicted in the rock carvings here. September 2011.

Rickeby A
Rickeby A submitted by greywether :

Rickeby A
Rickeby A submitted by greywether : The Rickeby "chair". (2 comments)

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Re: Rickeby A by DrewParsons on Sunday, 02 October 2011
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I have updated the information for this site: Latitude: 59.607500N Longitude: 17.133300E. Condition: 4 Ambience: 5 Access: 5 Accuracy: 5
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