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<< Our Photo Pages >> Bjorketorp - Stone Circle in Sweden in Blekinge

Submitted by greywether on Monday, 26 September 2005  Page Views: 6835

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bjorketorp Alternative Name: RAĀ Listerby 96:1
Country: Sweden Landskap: Blekinge Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Rooneby  Nearest Village: Listerby
Latitude: 56.202450N  Longitude: 15.380010E
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.
no data 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
5

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Bjorketorp submitted by greywether : Runes have been added to the centre stone (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Circle in Blekinge

3 stone circles; one of three tall stones and one of small stones. Runes have been added to one of the tall stones.
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Bjorketorp
Bjorketorp submitted by Martin_L : Björketorpstenen in 1991. The menhir with the runic inscriptions is visible on the right. The site dates back to appr. 1500 BP. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Bjorketorp submitted by Martin_L : Björketorp runsten in 1991. It is 4,2m tall. The runic inscriptions are painted to ease visibilty. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Bjorketorp submitted by Aska : The overlooked 3rd stone circle across the road (56.20485N,15.37936E) (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Bjorketorp submitted by Aska : The one of the 3 tall stones with Rune letters. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bjorketorp
Bjorketorp submitted by Aska : The 3 giants and the path from the parking space. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bjorketorp
Bjorketorp submitted by greywether : The adjacent small stone circle.

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Re: Bjorketorp by greywether on Monday, 26 September 2005
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To bring in a useful link, can I change the 2nd sentence to the caption to the first picture to


Runes have been added to the centre stone.


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