<< Our Photo Pages >> Himmelstalund - Carving in Sweden in Östergötland
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Multi-periodSite Name: HimmelstalundCountry: Sweden
NOTE: This site is 21.389 km away from the location you searched for.
Landskap: Östergötland Type: Carving
Nearest Town: Norrköping
Latitude: 58.593354N Longitude: 16.144976E
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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LeGuMa visited on 1st Jan 1958 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5 Very easy access, parking space close by. Rock carving museum very close too. Free to visit.
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Rock carving area with about 1660 known pictures. The flat rocks are located in a parklike place with lawns.
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