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<< Our Photo Pages >> Blomsholm standing stones - Standing Stones in Sweden in Bohuslän

Submitted by Aska on Thursday, 04 September 2008  Page Views: 6022

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Blomsholm standing stones
Country: Sweden Landskap: Bohuslän Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Strömstad  Nearest Village: Blomsholm
Latitude: 58.976700N  Longitude: 11.249450E
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
5

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CharcoalBurner89 visited on 20th Aug 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Clearly visible before reaching the stone circle. Both stones probably served either as "gates" or as tombstones / Bautastein.

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Blomsholm standing stones submitted by Aska : Blomsholm standing stones (Vote or comment on this photo)
2 standing stones were placed like the entrance gate toward the Blomsholm neolithic stone circle.
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Blomsholm standing stones submitted by Aska : Blomsholm standing stones (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Blomsholm standing stones submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : August 20, 2023 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 139m NW 323° Blomsholm stone circle* Stone Circle
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Re: Blomsholm standing stones by ShamrockStone on Tuesday, 28 June 2016
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Accurate location: 58.976700N, 11.249450E

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