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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Åttagården Alternative Name: Falköping 4:1Country: Sweden Landskap: Västergötland Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Falköping
Latitude: 58.167650N Longitude: 13.576910E
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 |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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The passage grave is located in the eastern industrial part of Falköping 220 metres south of its sister passage grave Hjelmarsrör Gånggrift. The 3.1 metre by 2.0 metre oval chamber sits on a mound which is 15 metres in diameter and 0.9 metres high. A huge capstone dominates the southern end of the chamber whilst a smaller one rests over the northern end. Excavated in1868 finds included bones, amber, flint and some pot sherds which post date the original construction of the tomb indicating subsequent use. To reach the site drive east on Wetterlinsgaten to Midfalegaten. Turn south here and pass Hjelmarsrör Gånggrift on your left. 220 metres further down Midfalegaten you will see the site on your left (east) side. References: Riksantikvarieämbetet Fornsök: Falköping 4:1, Tilley C, The Dolmens and Passsage Graves of Sweden, University College, London, 1999.
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