<< Our Photo Pages >> Vitlycke Rösen - Round Cairn in Sweden in Bohuslän
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Vitlycke RösenCountry: Sweden Landskap: Bohuslän Type: Round Cairn
Nearest Town: Tanumshede
Latitude: 58.702511N Longitude: 11.333296E
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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CharcoalBurner89 visited on 21st Aug 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3 The ascent is a bit difficult and a bit dangerous in wet weather. The effort for someone like me, who comes 'from the flat country of Lower Saxony', is a small challenge (with a smile!)
Tonnox visited on 9th Sep 2019 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 2
XIII visited on 1st Jun 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 2
DrewParsons davidmorgan have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.33 Ambience: 5 Access: 2.33
When you are in Tanumshede, follow the road to Vitlycke museum. From the museum's car park first follow the signs to the rock carvings and then the signs to the burial cairns. Continue to walk up the hill for some hundred metres.
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227m ESE 113° Tanums Hällristningar* Carving
227m ESE 113° Vitlycke Carvings* Rock Art
324m SSE 152° Tanum 9:1 Vitlycke* Rock Art
389m E 95° Vitlycke Museum* Museum
401m SSE 149° Tanum 6:1 Vitlycke* Rock Art
421m E 88° Vitlycke gravfelt* Barrow Cemetery
872m SSE 157° Aspeberget* Carving
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1.1km SSE 160° Aspeberget RAÄ nr 26:1* Rock Art
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1.1km SSE 159° Tanum 25:1 Aspeberget* Rock Art
1.5km SSW 194° Tanum 72:1 Tegneby* Rock Art
1.5km WNW 283° Björnemyren Hällkista* Cist
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1.6km SSW 197° Litsleby* Carving
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2.5km SSE 152° Lövåsen Hällristningar* Rock Art
2.6km S 190° Emelieborg* Rock Art
2.7km NW 319° Säm Gånggrift* Passage Grave
2.8km NW 325° Tanumshede Gravröse (1)* Cairn
3.6km SE 136° Tanum 357:1 Sotetorp* Rock Art
3.8km NE 50° Fossum (Tanum)* Carving
4.0km NE 50° Balken* Rock Art
4.2km W 267° Greby* Barrow Cemetery
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